NASA will select Venus, asteroids or the moon

Institutions outside the United States Space NASA will select three projects space Venus, asteroids and the moon to travel to the next solar system. Decisions will be taken in mid 2011 and will be rolled at least December 30, 2018. This project will cost at least U.S. $ 650 million. This proposal will explore Venus surface to measure the atmosphere and the composition of mineral-forming elements in order to understand why Venus is different from the earth.

Spacecraft to Venus is called Geochemical Surface and Atmosphere Explorer or SAGE. While the proposal would send the asteroid spacecraft to the asteroid to measure and collect more than 2 ounces of material to help researchers better understand our solar system. Spacecraft that is used is called the Origins Spectral Interpretation regolith Security Identification Resource Explorer spacecraft, or abbreviated as Osiris-Rex.

Project month will send aircraft will land near the south pole of the moon. And will take 2 pounds of materials scientists is expected to provide a deeper history of the system correlation moon and the earth. One of the three proposals selected from the eight proposals that came in at the beginning, and will be the third mission of NASA’s series of new exploration. The first mission, New Horizons was launched in 2006 and will reach the Pluto system-Charon in 2015. The second mission, Juno was launched in August 2011 and will orbit Jupiter.