hile the NASA selection statement does not identify Maxars preferred rocket for the PPE, the agencys source selection official, Michele Gates, nicked Maxars proposal with a weakness for utilization of a currently unproven heavy-lift launch vehicle that adds uncertainty and risk to the launch veh
Date: May 24, 2019
Category: Science
Source: Google
How NASA's Asteroid Mission Will Head Off 'Armageddon'
Michele Gates, ARM's program director, said NASA will have to choose between Option A and Option B by the end of this year, with a mission concept review scheduled for February 2015. Launch of the robotic spacecraft is tentatively planned for 2019, with the asteroid rendezvous expected in the 2021-2