06. Would we be able to travel through the asteroid belt? What equipment would we need to do that safely? (A K2S Question)

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Several spacecraft have already done so. Even though there are a lot of asteroids, they are actually quite far apart from each other. If we wanted to pass by one, we would have to make plans ahead of time in order to meet up with it. Thus, other than what we would need for general space travel, we don't need any special equipment to pass through the asteroid belt.

Answer provided by Alan Hale, Ph.D. & Capt. USN (Ret.) William Readdy


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