symposium 06

Title

Exploration of Near Earth Asteroids

Description

Scientific highlights from past missions, and goals of planned future missions will be discussed. This session will review concepts for missions to near Earth asteroids, ranging from robotic missions to eventual human missions. Staging posts which enable human missions will be discussed. The role of robots in preparing for human exploration of asteroids will be discussed, as well as the important tasks for humans and robots working together at the asteroid.

IPC members

• Co-Chair: Dr. Hitoshi Kuninaka, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan;

• Co-Chair: Ms. Cheryl L.B. Reed, Northrop Grumman Corporation, United States;

• Support: Dr. Stephan Ulamec, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR), Germany;

• Support: Ms. Victoria Friedensen, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), United States;