Asteroid Redirect Mission Update

On Sept 14, 2016 NASA provided an update on the Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) and how it contributes to the agency'sjourney to Mars and protection of Earth. The presentation took place at the Robotics Operations Center at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt,Md Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. John P. Holden, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and NASA's ARM Program Director, Dr. Michele Gates discussed the latest update regarding the mission. They explained the mission's scientific and technological benefits and how ARM will demonstrate technology for defending Earth from potentially hazardous asteroids. The briefing aired live on NASA TV and the agency's website.

On Sept 14, 2016 NASA provided an update on the Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) and how it contributes to the agency'sjourney to Mars and protection of Earth. The presentation took place at the Robotics Operations Center at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt,Md Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. John P. Holden, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and NASA's ARM Program Director, Dr. Michele Gates discussed the latest update regarding the mission. They explained the mission's scientific and technological benefits and how ARM will demonstrate technology for defending Earth from potentially hazardous asteroids. The briefing aired live on NASA TV and the agency's website.

Photographer Debora McCallum
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