Asteroid Missions

Asteroid missions are space exploration initiatives designed to study asteroids, which are small, rocky bodies orbiting the Sun. These missions aim to gather data on asteroid composition, structure, and origin, providing insights into the early solar system and potential resources for future space mining. Asteroid missions can involve flybys, orbiters, landers, or sample return spacecraft. Notable examples include NASA's OSIRIS-REx and Japan's Hayabusa2, both of which successfully collected samples from asteroids and returned them to Earth for analysis. In Hebrew, asteroid missions are referred to as מיסיונות אסטרואידים. In other languages, they are known as Misiones de asteroides in Spanish, Missions d'astéroïdes in French, and Asteroidenmissionen in German. These missions are crucial for advancing our understanding of the solar system and developing technologies for planetary defense and space resource utilization.