Washington, Oct 12 (Ians) The US space agency has confirmed that when its spacecraft smashed into an asteroid last month, it altered its orbit by 32 minutes, calling it a “watershed moment” for planetary defense.
This marks humanity’s first time purposely changing the motion of a celestial object and the first full-scale demonstration of asteroid deflection technology.
After 10 months of flying in space, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (Dart) — the world’s first planetary defence technology demonstration — successfully impacted its asteroid target called Dimorphos last month, the agency’s first attempt to move an asteroid in space.
“This mission shows that NASA is trying to be ready for whatever the universe throws at us. NASA has proven we are serious as a defender of the planet,” said agency Administrator Bill Nelson.
“This is a watershed moment for planetary defense and all of humanity, demonstrating commitment from NASA’s exceptional team...
This marks humanity’s first time purposely changing the motion of a celestial object and the first full-scale demonstration of asteroid deflection technology.
After 10 months of flying in space, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (Dart) — the world’s first planetary defence technology demonstration — successfully impacted its asteroid target called Dimorphos last month, the agency’s first attempt to move an asteroid in space.
“This mission shows that NASA is trying to be ready for whatever the universe throws at us. NASA has proven we are serious as a defender of the planet,” said agency Administrator Bill Nelson.
“This is a watershed moment for planetary defense and all of humanity, demonstrating commitment from NASA’s exceptional team...
- 10/12/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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