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NASA To Launch Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission

October 7, 2021

American Space Agency, NASA has announced to launch “asteroid-killing Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft” on November 24, 2021. Key Points The spacecraft will be launched, aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. It will be launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Under this mission, NASA will build advanced technologies which would protect the Earth from hazardous asteroid collision. Background ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2021

Category: International Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: Asteroid Collision • asteroid-killing Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft • Asteroids • DART mission • kinetic impactor technology • NASA (United States)