#NASA DART MISSION LIVE STREAM TRIAL#

Last year, NASA’s DART mission where the space agency intentionally crashed into an asteroid was broadcast live. When DART crashes into Dimorphos, it will subtly change the way that the smaller asteroid orbits the bigger one. Previous Live Streams From Space Live footage from space is exceedingly rare. NASA’s Launch Services Program September 25, 2022ĭimorphos is a 160-metre-wide asteroid that orbits the much larger Didymos, which is about 780-metres wide. From there, DART will be on its own to autonomously guide itself to collision. Mon at 10:17pm Watch NASA's live stream here.

#NASA DART MISSION LIVE STREAM TRIAL#

The agency will begin the livestream from the spacecraft at 6 PM EDT on September 26 (3.30 AM IST on September 27.Īfter DART’s final maneuver today, the navigation team will know the position of the target asteroid within 2 km. In fact, there are only a few examples in the history of spaceflight including NASAs DART and LCROSS missions which. NASA DART mission: Spacecraft crashes into asteroid in world-first trial as it happened. A live stream will begin at 5:30 P.M EDT, with hosted coverage beginning 30 minutes later. You can also watch the crash in the window above. And DART-followers will get the next best thing by watching mission coverage on NASA TV. NASA will be livestreaming the event on NASA TV, the space agency’s app and its YouTube channel.

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