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Planetary Defense
Planetary Defense is explored here through 3 archived missions, from DART through NEO Surveyor, with the program’s spacecraft, people, milestones, and source-backed history connected along the way.
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Planetary Defense spacecraft
3 mission-specific spacecraft and test articles, plus 0 launch systems and shared hardware records.
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Autonomous kinetic-impact planetary-defense demonstratorNovember 24, 2021DART spacecraft
DART spacecraft is the hardware at the center of DART's planetary-defense experiment.
Binary-asteroid rendezvous and planetary-defense surveyorOctober 7, 2024Hera spacecraft
Hera spacecraft is the hardware at the center of Hera's planetary-defense experiment.
Purpose-built infrared planetary-defense survey telescopeNo earlier than September 2027NEO Surveyor observatory
NEO Surveyor observatory is being built for one documented mission under NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Planetary Defense Coordination Office.