Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous Mission

2024-08-10

Home of the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) Discovery Mission

NEAR - First spacecraft to orbit an asteroid, to answer fundamental questions about the nature and origin of near-Earth objects, such as the numerous asteroids and comets in the vicinity of Earth's orbit. First launch in the Discovery Program, a NASA initiative for small planetary missions.

Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous Mission