Asteroid Mission and Its Implications

The video discusses NASA's funding challenges and a proposed mission to capture an asteroid. Following a meteorite explosion in Russia, Congress held a hearing on near-Earth objects. NASA plans to capture an asteroid and bring it into a cis-lunar orbit, with a mission potentially launching by 2017. The mission aims to advance technology, aid future Mars missions, and explore asteroid resources. The video concludes with a call to action for science enthusiasts.

What is the primary reason the speaker calls for increased NASA funding?

• To compete with other countries

• To study and explain the universe

• To build more space shuttles

• To improve satellite technology

What event in Russia raised concerns about asteroid threats?

• A large earthquake

• A volcanic eruption

• A meteorite explosion

• A nuclear accident

What was included in President Obama's 2014 budget request for NASA?

• $300 million for space tourism

• $50 million for Mars exploration

• $100 million for an asteroid mission

• $200 million for satellite development

What is the goal of NASA's new plan regarding asteroids?

• To mine an asteroid

• To destroy an asteroid

• To capture and move an asteroid

• To land on an asteroid

Which institute proposed the idea for the asteroid mission?

• The Apollo Institute

• The Keck Institute for Space Studies

• The Lunar Exploration Society

• The Mars Research Center

What type of propulsion system will the robotic spacecraft use?

• Nuclear propulsion

• Chemical propulsion

• Solar electric propulsion

• Ion propulsion

What is the main challenge in selecting the right asteroid for the mission?

• Locating an asteroid with a dense core

• Choosing an asteroid with a large size

• Finding an asteroid with a suitable orbit

• Identifying an asteroid with a metallic surface

What is one of the technological benefits of the asteroid mission?

• Enhancing GPS accuracy

• Developing deep space human exploration

• Improving weather prediction

• Advancing satellite communication

What resources might astronauts extract from the captured asteroid?

• Water and oxygen

• Copper and zinc

• Coal and oil

• Gold and silver

How could the asteroid mission help in the future?

• By increasing tourism to the Moon

• By developing a plan to deflect asteroids

• By building new space stations

• By creating new jobs on Earth