Double Asteroid Redirection Test

The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) was a NASA space mission to test a method of planetary defense against near-Earth objects (NEOs). It was designed to assess how much a spacecraft impact can deflect an asteroid by hitting it head-on.

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Which happened first?

• Double Asteroid Redirection Test happened 1 year before Shenzhou 15
• Double Asteroid Redirection Test happened 1 year after Tianwen-1
• Double Asteroid Redirection Test happened 2 years before Chandrayaan-3
• Double Asteroid Redirection Test happened 3 years before Polaris Dawn
• Double Asteroid Redirection Test happened 3 years after BepiColombo

Timeline

1. BepiColomboOctober 20, 2018
2. Tianwen-1July 23, 2020
3. Double Asteroid Redirection Test (this page)November 24, 2021
4. Shenzhou 15November 29, 2022
5. Chandrayaan-3July 14, 2023
6. Polaris DawnSeptember 10, 2024

Related

• Cassini−HuygensOctober 15, 1997
• Viking 1August 20, 1975
• Viking 2September 9, 1975
• Luna 16September 12, 1970
• Mars Polar LanderJanuary 3, 1999
• Mercury-Redstone 4July 21, 1961
• Shenzhou 11October 16, 2016
• Zond 2November 30, 1964