Inhabited mission to an asteroid - Artist's view - The MPCV spacecraft approaches an asteroid...

Inhabited mission to an asteroid - Artist's view - The MPCV spacecraft approaches an asteroid - This capsule should be able to take a crew of six astronauts to an asteroid, the Moon or to take men to Mars. Here, the vehicle is connected to an additional housing module for a duration of more than three months, as well as to a module for extravehicular outputs equipped with two MVs (Manned Maneuvering Vehicles). The Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) is a spacecraft project currently being developed by Lockheed Martin for NASA. Based on specifications and tests already performed for the Orion spacecraft. It was announced by NASA on 24 May 2011. A Deep Space Vehicle (DSV) with an Extended Stay Module (ESM) and Manned Maneuvering Vehicles (MMVs) approaches a small asteroid