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A Global Approach to Near-Earth Object Impact Threat Mitigation (NEOSHIELD)
Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: May 31, 2015,
Collisions of asteroids and comets with the Earth have taken place frequently over geological history and have altered the evolutionary course of life; there is no reason why they should not continue to hit the Earth at irregular and unpredictable intervals in the future. Thousands of near-Earth objects (NEOs), mainly asteroids, have been discovered over the past 20 years and the reality of the im ...
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Forward Acquisition of Soil and Terrain for Exploration Rover (FASTER)
Start date: Nov 1, 2011, End date: Nov 30, 2014,
The goal of the FASTER project is to address three key technology developments for planetary exploration: forward looking surface properties characterisation, innovative locomotion system for a scout type rover, and collaborative operation of a mother/scout pair. 1.) The project will develop methods and instrumentation to characterise the properties of planetary surfaces in which robotic rover veh ...
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