Jacobs Awarded Contract to Design Concept for Asteroid Capture System for NASA
August 05 2014 - 7:45AM
Business Wire
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today it was
awarded a Phase I contract for the conceptual design of an asteroid
capture system for NASA’s Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM). The ARM
forms a critical part of NASA’s technology development plans for
future human spaceflight operations and the overarching goal of a
manned Mars mission.
The goal of this contract is to design a system capable of
capturing and securing an asteroid as wide as 10 meters and as
heavy as 1,000 metric tons. Jacobs’ concept uses a series of
deployable booms that unfold and extend around the target asteroid.
NASA is interested in the technology not only for ARM, but also for
capture of unresponsive satellites or other large orbital
debris.
This is one of four awards made by NASA for asteroid capture
system concepts. Jacobs is constructing a physical model of the
proposed design and demonstrating a successful capture using a
simulated asteroid.
In making the announcement, Jacobs Group Vice President Robert
Norfleet stated, "NASA is one of our most valued and longest
enduring client relationships. We are proud to be selected for this
significant project and look forward to the opportunity to continue
building on our established relationship.”
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Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.Michelle Jones, 626.578.6968
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