Prelims Bits » NASA’s DART Spacecraft

NASA’s DART Spacecraft

Recently, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft successfully completed its planned collision with the asteroid Dimorphos.

Why in the News?

Recently, NASA’s  Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft successfully completed its planned collision with the asteroid Dimorphos.

Key Points:

About

DART

  • NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) is the world’s first full-scale mission to test technology for defending Earth against potential asteroid or comet hazards.
  • It was launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
  • Purpose: To make a controlled collision with an asteroid that poses a threat to Earth.