- The DART signifies ‘Double Asteroid Redirection Test.
- The mission aims to change the path of an asteroid by intentionally crashing a spacecraft into it.
- It was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
- It will be testing asteroid-deflecting technology through this mission.
- The mission aims to crash a space probe into the asteroid which will alter the speed and course of the asteroid so that it will be prevented from hitting the Earth.
- Therefore through this mission, NASA gets the chance to investigate such kind of method to deflect an asteroid by intentionally crashing a spacecraft into it in order to protect Earth from a potentially catastrophic collision in the future.
- Static Part:
- HQ of NASA: Washington D.C., US
- Administrator of NASA: Bill Nelson
Question:
Q.1 NASA Launched ‘DART Mission’. What does R signify in DART?
a. Refraction
b. Reflection
c. Redirection
d. Reverse
a. Refraction
b. Reflection
c. Redirection
d. Reverse
