The department has selected 13 projects, the implementation of which will be able to change the existing scientific architecture.
NASA plans to convert the asteroid into a spacecraft. This project became one of 13 ideas chosen by the department, the implementation of which will change the scientific architecture that exists today.
To convert an asteroid into a spaceship, engineers propose to send a robot there, which will be able to perform the necessary actions on the object. In this case, only the resources of the asteroid itself will be used, according to the NASA website. After the robot is working, the person will be able to use the converted object to their advantage.
Also among the selected projects was the idea of two-dimensional vehicles that can wrap around three-dimensional objects. With this they will be able to clear space near the Earth and protect satellites from space debris.
In addition, the ideas of reprogrammed organisms, which, being on Mars, will help in the colonization of the planet, were voiced.