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Now playing Next Mobility NASA’s asteroid crash mission has created a 10,000 km debris trail The DART mission was testing whether a spacecraft could be used to nudge an asteroid off course. 05/10/2022
Now playing Next Mobility NASA successfully crashes spacecraft into asteroid NASA now hopes the collision will change the trajectory of the asteroid, in a first-of-its-kind planetary defence test. 27/09/2022
Now playing Next Mobility ESA spacecraft gets ready to unlock secrets of Jupiter and its moons The JUICE mission will explore Jupiter and its icy moons in the hope of finding signs of life beyond Earth. 26/09/2022
Now playing Next Mobility A NASA spacecraft is about to deliberately crash into an asteroid NASA's asteroid-smashing DART spacecraft is set to hit its target on Monday, in a test run for what to do if one ever threatened Earth. 26/09/2022
Now playing Next Mobility Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket explodes a minute after lift-off The rocket's uncrewed capsule was safely ejected and parachuted back to land. 13/09/2022
Now playing Next Mobility NASA calls off second attempt at Moon rocket launch: What happened? The uncrewed test flight - called off for a second time - aims to ensure NASA's new SLS rocket is capable of putting astronauts back on the Moon. 03/09/2022
Now playing Next Mobility NASA postpones launch of first Moon mission in 50 years NASA has cancelled Monday's planned launch of its giant SLS rocket for the crucial Artemis 1 mission around the Moon. The next available slot is September 2. 28/08/2022
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Now playing Next Mobility The Moon then Mars? NASA is readying itself to land humans by 2025 As a first step, the Artemis program will send an unmanned spacecraft to orbit the Moon with mannequins and torsos made of simulated human tissue onboard to test how the voyage will affect human beings. 16/08/2022
Now playing Next Mobility US and Russian astronauts will swap seats on rockets to ISS again Russian cosmonauts will fly on US-made spacecraft in exchange for US astronauts being able to ride on Russia's Soyuz. 18/07/2022
Now playing Next USA NASA craft 'touches' sun for first time by diving into atmosphere The Parker Solar Probe actually flew through the sun's 'corona' in April but scientists say it took several months to receive the data and confirm the event. 15/12/2021
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