Posted on Sep 13, 2023
In an unprecedented experiment, NASA successfully crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid.
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Talk about finding a needle in a haystack? Well, not exactly the same, but just watch... The mathematics, the physics, and the computations set into a spacecraft's computer is a phenomenal occurrence... and it's not the first time...
Let me know what you you think of this and why NASA spent millions doing it!
"This was NASA's DART spacecraft making an impact with asteroid Dimorphos as the space agency makes its first attempt to test planetary defense."
Enjoy,
Kerry
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Let me know what you you think of this and why NASA spent millions doing it!
"This was NASA's DART spacecraft making an impact with asteroid Dimorphos as the space agency makes its first attempt to test planetary defense."
Enjoy,
Kerry
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Crashing a flying object into the ground is something I've always been trained to avoid, LOL. But you're right, and despite the cost, that I'm sure many complain about, this mission was a fantastic boost to the NASA learning curve. The threat of an asteroid hitting earth may be the stuff of SiFi movies, but so was the Dick Tracy wrist radio back in the 30s.
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Excellent commentary, Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen! The experiment was a great success and now we know that we have the capability to clear the trajectory of any object that might crash into the Earth... Some things are worthwhile and this, certainly, is one of them!
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To gauge and learn about landing approaches,Speed,Deacceleration,Landing vectors, Atmosphere,the effect on the space vehicle
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Great comments, and in addition, SrA Ronald Moore, to see if it's possible to MOVE a celestial object in space to change it's trajectory away from EARTH... This experiment proved that concept...
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