Aquanauts prepare for asteroid landing

Caitlin Stier, video intern

NASA is preparing for the next frontier: an asteroid landing. Due to the weak gravity and loose surface of these space rocks, travelling across the rocky terrain will be a challenge. So in October, the NASA Extreme Environments Mission Operations (NEEMO) team tested how cables, jet packs, and poles could help people move over the surface of a simulated asteroid near Key Largo, Florida.?

In this video, David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency tries out a small telescoping boom, a method that should provide the stability necessary in zero gravity. The pole is fastened with magnets to anchor points on the surface. By inching from one of these points to the next, he slowly but steadily approaches his destination.

To find out more about asteroid exploration, read our full feature Asteroid touchdown: mission to a mini-world. If you enjoyed this video, watch a simulated Mars walk or check out a 3D moon flyover.

Source: http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/1ab4cc49/l/0L0Snewscientist0N0Cblogs0Cnstv0C20A110C120Caquatic0Espace0Ewalk0Esimulates0Easteroid0Econditions0Bhtml0DDCMP0FOTC0Erss0Gnsref0Fonline0Enews/story01.htm

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