Asteroid Impact Deflection Mission AIDA and DART Test

other · 2020 · Space

The ESA and NASA jointly launched the AIDA mission, including the DART test, which aims to collide a 500kg satellite with a 150m asteroid to test the ability to change its orbital direction and prevent future Earth impacts.

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• “Enter AIDA the Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment mission, a project jointly launched by ESA and NASA. The DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) is one stage of the mission which aims to collide a 500kg satellite with a 150m piece of space debris to determine whether we can change its orbital direction.” — The Islands Grapevine – April 23rd, 2020 (April 23rd, 2020)

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