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Near Earth Asteroid Prospector

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Near Earth Asteroid Prospector
OperatorSpaceDev
Near-Earth asteroid lander

The Near Earth Asteroid Prospector, or NEAP, was a concept for a small innovative commercial spacecraft mission by the private company SpaceDev. The goal was to fly NEAP to a targeted near-Earth asteroid residing beyond Earth's orbit, successfully land one or more scientific instruments on the asteroid, communicate the scientific data to Earth, and claim the asteroid as private property. The project ran into fundraising difficulties. One of the most likely candidates was 4660 Nereus.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "SpaceDev Sells Ride to Asteroid". nasa jpl. July 20, 1999.
  2. ^ "NEAP". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
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