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DART Spacecraft Asteroid Impact Mission

Sector: Aerospace & Defense • Location: Laurel, Maryland, USA

Source: Mashable

Project
Completed

The DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft is a NASA mission designed to intentionally crash into the asteroid Dimorphos to test planetary defense capabilities by nudging the asteroid off its collision course. The mission involves a spacecraft impact on a 525-foot asteroid to create a small change in its orbit, observed by various instruments and ground-based telescopes.

Status
Closed
Sector
Aerospace & Defense
Location
Laurel, Maryland, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Mashable

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The project “DART Spacecraft Asteroid Impact Mission” is an infrastructure initiative in the Aerospace & Defense sector, located in Laurel, Maryland, USA. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Mashable.

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The DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft is a NASA mission designed to intentionally crash into the asteroid Dimorphos to test planetary defense capabilities by nudging the asteroid off its collision course. The mission involves a spacecraft impact on a 525-foot asteroid to create a small change in its orbit, observed by various instruments and ground-based telescopes.

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Space Exploration

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United States of America (USA)

State

Maryland

City

Laurel

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Aerospace & Defense

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2026-05-11

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