Question

which statements explain what will happen during the asteroid redirect mission? check all that apply. the orion crew will travel to and land on an asteroid. a boulder will be brought to earth for further study. samples from the boulder will be collected in space. a robotic spacecraft will collect a boulder from an asteroid. the boulders size will change as it moves near the asteroid. the orion crew will do space walks to investigate the boulder.

Explanation:

The Asteroid Redirect Mission involved a robotic spacecraft collecting a boulder from an asteroid. Then samples from the boulder would be collected in space and the Orion crew would do space - walks to investigate the boulder. The boulder was not brought to Earth, and the crew did not land on an asteroid. Also, the boulder's size would not change as it moved near the asteroid.

Answer:

C. Samples from the boulder will be collected in space.
D. A robotic spacecraft will collect a boulder from an asteroid.
G. The Orion crew will do space walks to investigate the boulder.