During training week for the NEEMO 15 underwater exploration mission in October 2011, NASA engineers <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Abercromby" class="extiw" title="en:Andrew Abercromby">Andrew Abercromby</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Chappell" class="extiw" title="en:Steve Chappell">Steve Chappell</a> configure the translation tool simulator, placing simulated anchoring and translation equipment across a simulated asteroid surface.  One of the objectives of the NEEMO 15 mission was to simulate how astronauts might navigate across the surface of an asteroid.  NASA photo in public domain.
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