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A prototype of the Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) robotic capture module system is tested with a mock asteroid boulder in its clutches at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The robotic portion of ARM is targeted for launch in 2021. via NASA ift.tt/2evAi2z
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Prototype Capture System, Mock Asteroid Help Simulate Mission Sequence was taken on November 01, 2016 at 02:56AM