Nasa's first planetary defense mission propelled by aerojet rocketdyne

Redmond, wash., nov. 24, 2021 (globe newswire) -- nasa's first planetary defense mission—the double asteroid redirection test (dart)—launched from vandenberg space force base, california, on nov. 23, equipped with a full suite of aerojet rocketdyne propulsion. the mission is designed to assess if kinetic impact is a reliable method to deflect asteroids. the dart spacecraft will be flown head-on into an asteroid to change its orbit.
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