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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: Trajectory, Longer Mission therefore Greater Energy Costs, Asteroid to Lunar Orbit needs to be placed in a Stable Lunar Orbit, Asteroid Belt Con Further Away, Asteroid Belt Pros Larger Variety of Asteroids, Near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs) requires More Advanced Asteroid Detection, More Advanced Asteroid Detection Pro Identification of Potentially Dangerous NEAs, Near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs) Cons Fewer Variety, Earth to Asteroid options Asteroid Belt, Asteroid Belt involves Gravity Assists from Neighboring Asteroids, Trajectory from Earth to Asteroid, Asteroid to Lunar Orbit risks Earth Impact, Further Away therefore Greater Energy Costs, Near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs) Pros Shorter Mission, Asteroid Belt Pros Orbital Behavior Better Defined, Stable Lunar Orbit such that Rendezvouz with Orion Space Shuttle Possible, Trajectory from Asteroid to Lunar Orbit, Near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs) Cons Orbital Behavior Not as Defined, Larger Variety of Asteroids hence, a greater opportunity for finding Satisfactory Asteroids, Earth to Asteroid options Near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs)