double asteroid redirection test
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NASA Is Going To Crash A Probe Right Smack Dab Into An Asteroid For A Really Good Reason
Normally, NASA likes its probes to make contact with other objects in space in a very controlled manner. You want to land a rover on Mars, not drop a rover on Mars, for example. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) is different. This time, NASA is going to stomp the ion pedal and just ram…