JPL
Careers
Education
Science & Technology
JPL Logo
JPL Logo

ARRM

Asteroid Redirect Robotic Mission

Asteroid Redirect Mission Ends Development The Asteroid Redirect Mission was intended to develop a robotic spacecraft to visit a large near-Earth asteroid and collect a multi-ton boulder from its surface.

Visit Mission Website

Mission Statistics

Type

Lander/Rover, Flyby Spacecraft

Target

Asteroids and Comets

Status

Proposed

About the mission

Asteroid Redirect Mission Ends Development

The Asteroid Redirect Mission was intended to develop a robotic spacecraft to visit a large near-Earth asteroid and collect a multi-ton boulder from its surface. It would then redirect the boulder into orbit around the moon, where astronauts would have explored it and returned to Earth with samples. White House Space Policy Directive 1, issued Dec. 11, 2017, ended the mission. but many of the central technologies in development for that mission, such as solar electric propulsion, will continue, as they constitute vital capabilities needed for future human deep space missions.

More about Asteroids and Comets

News .

NASA’s Planetary Radar Captures Detailed View of Oblong Asteroid

News .

Webb Detects Extremely Small Main Belt Asteroid

News .

NASA System Predicts Small Asteroid to Pass Close by Earth This Week

News .

Construction Begins on NASA’s Next-Generation Asteroid Hunter

News .

NASA Program Predicted Impact of Small Asteroid Over Ontario, Canada

News .

As Psyche Mission Moves Forward, NASA Responds to Independent Review

News .

NASA to Discuss Psyche Independent Review Board Results

News .

NASA Continues Psyche Asteroid Mission

Event Oct. 13, 2022 .

Near Earth Objects – Opportunities for Discoveries

News .

NASA’s Asteroid-Striking DART Mission Team Has JPL Members

› Mission Website

Explore Other Missions

Psyche

Stardust-NExT

Deep Space 1

Stardust

Deep Impact - EPOXI

Microwave Instrument for the Rosetta Orbiter

Near Earth Asteroid Scout

NEOWISE

Hayabusa

Deep Impact

About JPL
Who We Are
Executive Council
Directors
Careers
Internships
The JPL Story
JPL Achievements
Documentary Series
Annual Reports
Missions
Current
Past
Future
All
News
All
Earth
Solar System
Stars and Galaxies
Subscribe to JPL News
Galleries
Images
Videos
Audio
Podcasts
Apps
Visions of the Future
Slice of History
Robotics at JPL
Events
Lecture Series
Team Competitions
Speakers Bureau
Calendar
Visit
Public Tours
Virtual Tour
Directions and Maps
Topics
JPL Life
Solar System
Mars
Earth
Climate Change
Exoplanets
Stars and Galaxies
Robotics
More
Asteroid Watch
NASA's Eyes Visualizations
Universe - Internal Newsletter
Social Media
Get the Latest from JPL
Follow Us

JPL is a federally funded research and development center managed for NASA by Caltech.

More from JPL
Careers Education Science & Technology Acquisitions JPL Store
Careers
Education
Science & Technology
Acquisitions
JPL Store
Related NASA Sites
Basics of Spaceflight
Climate Kids
Earth / Global Climate Change
Exoplanet Exploration
Mars Exploration
Solar System Exploration
Space Place
NASA's Eyes Visualization Project
Voyager Interstellar Mission
NASA
Caltech
Privacy
Image Policy
FAQ
Feedback
Site Managers: Veronica McGregor, Randal Jackson
Site Editors: Tony Greicius, Naomi Hartono
CL#: 21-0018