IGF::OT::IGF ASTEROID REDIRECT MISSION STUDY FOR POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR SECONDARY PAYLOADS…

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IGF::OT::IGF ASTEROID REDIRECT MISSION STUDY FOR POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR SECONDARY PAYLOADS THE PLANETARY OBJECT GEOPHYSICAL OBSERVER (POGO) CONCEPT IS A SIMPLE, LOW-COST REGOLITH SAMPLING CONCEPT THAT WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROXIMITY OPERATIONS OF THE ARV (ASTEROID REDIRECT VEHICLE). THIS CONCEPT PROPOSES A SELF-CONTAINED, FULLY AUTONOMOUS RIDE ALONG PAYLOAD THAT WOULD BE DELIVERED TO, AND DROPPED ON, AN ASTEROID SURFACE BY THE ASTEROID REDIRECT VEHICLE (ARV). ONCE ON THE SURFACE, POGO WOULD PROVIDE TO THE ARV, VIA A TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM, IN-SITU ELEMENTAL AND COMPOSITIONAL INFORMATION OF THE ASTEROID REGOLITH. THE POGO CONCEPT PROVIDES A SIMPLE, LOW-COST REGOLITH SAMPLING CAPABILITY THAT CAN SIMPLY RIDE WITH THE ARV TO THE TARGET ASTEROID. POGO RESPONDS TO SKGS (STRATEGIC KNOWLEDGE GAPS) SURROUNDING THE CHARACTERIZATION OF ASTEROID COMPOSITION. SAP PURCHASE REQUISITION: 4200520489