DART Mission

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:space_mission
gptkbp:analysis ongoing by scientists
gptkbp:asteroid_composition investigated
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:European_Space_Agency
involved multiple countries
gptkbp:collaborations with universities and institutions
gptkbp:collection asteroid mass and orbit changes
gptkbp:community supportive
gptkbp:community_engagement educational outreach programs
gptkbp:events September 26, 2022
broadcast live to the public
gptkbp:funding supported by U. S. government
gptkbp:future_prospects enhanced planetary defense strategies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label DART Mission
gptkbp:impact ongoing research
observed by telescopes
approximately 6.6 km/s
significant for future planetary defense.
via ground-based observations
gptkbp:launch_date November 24, 2021
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Vandenberg_Space_Force_Base
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Space_X_Falcon_9
gptkbp:launched gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:legacy pioneering asteroid defense efforts
gptkbp:location_of_impact gptkb:Dimorphos
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Hera_mission
gptkb:NASA's_Planetary_Defense_Coordination_Office
completed
inspired future missions
technical and logistical hurdles
approximately $330 million
confirmed by NASA
demonstrate deflection capability
gptkbp:mission_duration approximately 10 months
planned for several years
gptkbp:mission_type planetary defense
gptkbp:objective test planetary defense technology
gptkbp:orbital_altitude studied post-impact
gptkbp:orbital_period precise measurements taken
reduced by 32 minutes
gptkbp:outcome successful impact on Dimorphos
gptkbp:provides_information_on open to scientific community
gptkbp:public_interest high
gptkbp:public_reaction enthusiastic
gptkbp:publications numerous articles published
gptkbp:scientific_goals understand asteroid behavior
gptkbp:scientific_instruments gptkb:DRACO_camera
gptkbp:significance first demonstration of asteroid deflection
gptkbp:targets Didymos binary asteroid system
gptkbp:uses_technology kinetic impactor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NASA_JPL
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5