THE MISSION ACCESSIBLE NEAR-EARTH OBJECTS SURVEY (MANOS): FIRST PHOTOMETRIC RESULTS by Thirouin, A., Moskovitz, N., Christensen, E., Polishook, D., Thomas, C. A., Trilling, D., Willman, M., Hinkle, M., Burt, B., Avner, D., Aceituno, F. J., Binzel, Richard P, DeMeo, Francesca E, Person, Michael J.

“…The Mission Accessible Near-Earth Objects Survey aims to physically characterize sub-km near-Earth objects (NEOs). …”
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Mars encounters cause fresh surfaces on some near-Earth asteroids by Lockhart, Matthew, DeMeo, Francesca E, Binzel, Richard P

“…Previous work found that Earth encounters were the dominant freshening mechanism and could be responsible for all near-Earth object (NEO) Q-types. In this work we increase the known NEO Q-type sample of by a factor of three. …”
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Spectral and spin measurement of two small and fast-rotating near-Earth asteroids by Polishook, David, Lockhart, Matthew, Golisch, W., Bus, S. J., Gulbis, Amanda A. S., DeMeo, Francesca E, Binzel, Richard P

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Space Logistics Modeling and Simulation Analysis using SpaceNet: Four Application Cases by Grogan, Paul Thomas, Yue, Howard K., de Weck, Olivier L.

“…The third case models and evaluates a conceptual sortie-style mission to a near-Earth object, 1999 AO10. Finally, the fourth case models a flexible path type human exploration in the vicinity of Mars using a combination of human and tele-operated exploration. …”
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The REgolith X-Ray Imaging Spectrometer (REXIS) for OSIRIS-REx: identifying regional elemental enrichment on asteroids by Allen, Branden, Grindlay, Jonathan E., Hong, Jaesub, Inamdar, Niraj K., Bautz, Marshall W., Kissel, Steve E., Oprescu, Miruna, Induni, Nicholas, Masterson, Rebecca A., Chodas, Mark A., Smith, Matthew William, Villasenor, Jesus Noel Samonte, Kissel, Steve E., Binzel, Richard P

“…The OSIRIS-REx Mission was selected under the NASA New Frontiers program and is scheduled for launch in September of 2016 for a rendezvous with, and collection of a sample from the surface of asteroid Bennu in 2019. 101955 Bennu (previously 1999 RQ36) is an Apollo (near-Earth) asteroid originally discovered by the LINEAR project in 1999 which has since been classified as a potentially hazardous near-Earth object. The REgolith X-Ray Imaging Spectrometer (REXIS) was proposed jointly by MIT and Harvard and was subsequently accepted as a student led instrument for the determination of the elemental composition of the asteroid's surface as well as the surface distribution of select elements through solar induced X-ray fluorescence. …”
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Observations of “fresh” and weathered surfaces on asteroid pairs and their implications on the rotational-fission mechanism by Polishook, David, Moskovitz, Nicholas, Binzel, Richard P., DeMeo, Francesca E., Vokrouhlický, David, Žižka, Jindřich, Oszkiewicz, Dagmara

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LINEAR Is On the Watch for Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

“…Laboratory researchers have found approximately one quarter of all known near-Earth objects (NEOs) that are at least 140 meters (460 feet) in size—large enough to have significant regional effects were they to impact the Earth.…”
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Ultra-low delta-v objects and the human exploration of asteroids by Elvis, Martin, McDowell, Jonathan, Hoffman, Jeffrey A, Binzel, Richard P

“…Missions to near-Earth objects (NEOs) are key destinations in NASA's new ‘Flexible Path’ approach. …”
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