FirstPost : NASA has teamed up with a Brooklyn-based company to create the first ever space shotgun that will test the strength of asteroids and other space rocks to determine if they are sturdy enough for sampling.The gun, being developed by Honeybee Robotics based in Brooklyn Navy Yard, is to be used as part of NASA's Asteroid Redirect Mission.
NASA's Asteroid Redirect Mission aims to chip off a massive chunk of an asteroid and shift it into the Moon's orbit. Once there, the objective is to send a manned spacecraft to collect samples that will help with preparation for an eventual mission to Mars.
The gun will work by dislodging chunks of asteroids out of orbit and bringing them closer to the Moon, making them more accessible to scientists
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