Manned mission to Ceres: 1966

North American Aviation concepts for a manned asteroid lander:
http://up-ship.com/blog/?p=4067

So going to an asteroid isn't a new idea after all. (L-M's idea for tandem
Orions to go to NEOs made Aviation Week and some other sites)
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North American Aviation concepts for a manned asteroid lander:
http://up-ship.com/blog/?p=4067

Matt Wiser wrote:
So going to an asteroid isn't a new idea after all. (L-M's idea for tandem
Orions to go to NEOs made Aviation Week and some other sites)

Considering the very low gravitational pull on Ceres' surface (around 3%
that on Earth's surface), the descent engine and landing pads seem way
oversized.
Hell, at that rate I'd weigh around three pounds and change, and could
probably stand atop a empty beer can without crushing it.

Pat

On Sep 22, 6:33*am, "
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North American Aviation concepts for a manned asteroid lander:http://up-ship.com/blog/?p=4067

Give us your best shot at whatever's the very best observational
example of what has been seen and/or detected about the worth or
whatever science or ET potential interest of what an asteroid or the
likes of Ceres has to offer? (besides the one-way ticket of our
deploying a couple of dead astronauts)

~ BG