Dandridge MacFarlan Cole
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Dandridge MacFarlan Cole was an American aerospace engineer, futurist, lecturer, and author.
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Asteroid capture
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Asteroid capture is an orbital insertion of an asteroid around a larger planetary body. When asteroids, small rocky bodies in space, are captured, they become natural satellites, specifically either a
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…resources. While one approach to the retrieval of this mineral wealth would be to send expeditions to the asteroid belt, Cole also laid out plans for asteroid capture, whereby near Earth asteroids could be brought into orbit around the Earth. He was known especially for promoting colonization of the asteroids. Once…
Phoebe is an irregular moon of Saturn on a distant and highly inclined retrograde orbit, unlike the rest of Saturn's regular moons. Because of its unusual orbit, Phoebe is thought to be a minor planet from the outer Solar System that was captured by Saturn.
Asteroid grippers on the end of the robotic arms are used to grasp and secure a 6 m boulder from a large asteroid.
Rendering of the Asteroid Redirect Vehicle departing the asteroid after capturing a boulder from its surface.
The 'Option A' was to deploy a container large enough to capture a free-flying asteroid up to 8 m (26 ft) in diameter.