Before the flight to Mars, NASA landed on the asteroid

In NASA made ​​a statement , which refers to the missions prior to the first landing on the Red Planet . Recall that the Americans are planning to organize in 2030 the first expedition to Mars , which will be composed of people .
For the past 40 years, Americans explore the planet's surface with your androids. Scientists have received quite a lot of data on how to behave in the human body conditions of the planet . But, nevertheless , the first landing will be organized only in several stages.
The new rover is scheduled for launch in the second ten -2000s . Initially, the researchers plan to capture a large asteroid and pin it to the lunar orbit . Ship "Orion" will go to him and return to Earth , given enough space soil samples . Thus, the equipment will be tested . Which will be used during the flight to the planet .
We note that the government has already allocated nearly $ 18 billion to the needs of NASA. However, experts say that you can speed up the date of the flight twice , increasing funding for a number of times .