Near Earth Asteroids:The Celestial Chariots [PDF]
Marc Green, Justin Hess, Tom Lacroix, Jordan Marchetto, Erik McCaffrey, Erik Scougal, Mayer HumiIn this paper we put forward a proposal to use Near Earth Objects as radiation shield for deep space exploration. In principle these objects can provide also a spacious habitat for the astronauts and their supplies on their journeys. We undertake also a detailed assessment of this proposal for a mission from Earth to Mars.View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1306.3118
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