Atira asteroids are recently-discovered celestial bodies characterised by orbits lying
completely inside the heliocentric orbit of the Earth. The study of these objects is difficult due
to the limitations of ground-based observations: objects can only be detected when the Sun
is not in the field of view of the telescope. However, many asteroids are expected to exist in
the inner region of the Solar System, many of which could pose a significant threat to our
planet. In this paper, a small, low-cost, mission to visit the known Atira asteroids and to …