SpaceX to fly its DART mission

CONTEXT:

  • NASA announced that SpaceX will fly its Double Asteroid Redirection Test(DART) planetary-defense mission.
  • The total launch cost for NASA is estimated to be about $69 million.

BACKGROUND

  • DART – Double Asteroid Redirection Test.
  • It is a planned space probe that will demonstrate the kinetic effects ofcrashing an impactor spacecraft into an asteroid moon for planetarydefense purposes.
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