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National Air and Space Museum's 2024 Michael Collins Trophy Awarded to Astronaut Peggy Whitson and the Double Asteroid Redirection Test Team

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum awards its Michael Collins Trophy annually for Lifetime and Current Achievements.

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  • WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum awards its Michael Collins Trophy annually for Lifetime and Current Achievements.
  • The renaming of the trophy in 2020 (previously the National Air and Space Museum Trophy) recognizes Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins' contributions to aerospace and his service to the museum as director during a critical time in its evolution.
  • "The 2024 Michael Collins Trophy recipients have made extraordinary impacts on the past, present and future of space exploration," said Chris Browne, the John and Adrienne Mars Director of the museum.
  • The National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., is located at Sixth Street and Independence Avenue S.W.

NASA Confirms DART Mission Impact Changed Asteroid's Motion in Space

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022
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"This mission shows that NASA is trying to be ready for whatever the universe throws at us.

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  • "This mission shows that NASA is trying to be ready for whatever the universe throws at us.
  • Prior to DART's impact, it took Dimorphos 11 hours and 55 minutes to orbit its larger parent asteroid, Didymos.
  • This includes further analysis of the "ejecta" the many tons of asteroidal rock displaced and launched into space by the impact.
  • For more information about the DART mission, visit:
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NASA to Provide Update on DART, World's First Planetary Defense Test

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Friday, October 7, 2022
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The briefing will air on NASA TV, the NASA app, and the agency's website .

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  • The briefing will air on NASA TV, the NASA app, and the agency's website .
  • Participants include leaders from NASA, the Italian Space Agency, and the DART mission team.
  • On Monday, Sept. 26, DART successfully impacted its asteroid target in the world's first planetary defense technology demonstration.
  • The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory manages the DART mission for NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office as a project of the agency's Planetary Missions Program Office.

NASA's DART Mission Hits Asteroid in First-Ever Planetary Defense Test

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After 10 months flying in space, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) the world's first planetary defense technology demonstration successfully impacted its asteroid target on Monday, the agency's first attempt to move an asteroid in space.

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  • WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After 10 months flying in space, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) the world's first planetary defense technology demonstration successfully impacted its asteroid target on Monday, the agency's first attempt to move an asteroid in space.
  • As a part of NASA's overall planetary defense strategy, DART's impact with the asteroid Dimorphos demonstrates a viable mitigation technique for protecting the planet from an Earth-bound asteroid or comet, if one were discovered.
  • "At its core, DART represents an unprecedented success for planetary defense, but it is also a mission of unity with a real benefit for all humanity," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
  • Johns Hopkins APL manages the DART mission for NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office as a project of the agency's Planetary Missions Program Office.

NASA, SpaceX Launch DART: First Test Mission to Defend Planet Earth

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Wednesday, November 24, 2021
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The test will provide important data to help better prepare for an asteroid that might pose an impact hazard to Earth, should one ever be discovered.

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  • The test will provide important data to help better prepare for an asteroid that might pose an impact hazard to Earth, should one ever be discovered.
  • "At its core, DART is a mission of preparedness, and it is also a mission of unity," said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
  • The launch is managed by NASA's Launch Services Program, based at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
  • SpaceX is the launch services provider for the DART mission.

NASA TV to Air DART Prelaunch Activities, Launch

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Tuesday, November 16, 2021
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency's first planetary defense test mission, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART).

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  • WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency's first planetary defense test mission, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART).
  • Live launch coverage will begin at 12:30 a.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021 (9:30 p.m. PST Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021), on NASA Television, the NASA app , and the agency's website , with prelaunch and science briefings beginning Sunday, Nov. 21.
  • On launch day, "mission audio," the launch conductor's countdown activities without NASA TV launch commentary, will be carried on 321-867-7135.
  • Stay up to date on the latest mission activities, interact with NASA and DART team members in real-time, and watch the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that will boost DART toward its destination.

NASA to Hold Double Asteroid Redirection Test Launch Preview Briefing

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Tuesday, November 2, 2021
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will hold a virtual media briefing at 1 p.m. EDT Thursday, Nov. 4, to preview the launch of the agency's first planetary defense test mission, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test ( DART ).

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  • WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will hold a virtual media briefing at 1 p.m. EDT Thursday, Nov. 4, to preview the launch of the agency's first planetary defense test mission, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test ( DART ).
  • The briefing will livestream onNASA Television, the NASA app ,the agency's website , and NASA's Twitter account.
  • Its target is the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos (Greek for "two forms"), which orbits a larger asteroid named Didymos (Greek for "twin").
  • The launch is managed by NASA's Launch Services Program , based at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

NASA Invites Media to Launch of Double Asteroid Redirection Test

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Monday, October 4, 2021
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Media accreditation is open for the upcoming launch of NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test(DART) mission, an evaluation of technologies for preventing a hazardous asteroid from striking Earth.

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  • WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Media accreditation is open for the upcoming launch of NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test(DART) mission, an evaluation of technologies for preventing a hazardous asteroid from striking Earth.
  • Live coverage of the launch will air on NASA TV, the NASA app , and the agency's website .
  • Credentialing deadlines are as follows:
    International media residing in the U.S. must apply by Friday, Oct. 8, 2021.
  • The launch is managed by NASA's Launch Services Program , based at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

NASA to Highlight Comet NEOWISE with Public Broadcast, Media Teleconference

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Tuesday, July 14, 2020
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WASHINGTON, July 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --NASA experts will discuss and answer public questions about Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE during a broadcast of NASA Science Live and follow up media teleconference on Wednesday, July 15.

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  • WASHINGTON, July 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --NASA experts will discuss and answer public questions about Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE during a broadcast of NASA Science Live and follow up media teleconference on Wednesday, July 15.
  • The comet is visible with the naked-eye in the early morning sky and starting this week, after sunset.
  • NASA will follow the broadcast with a media teleconference at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
  • The media teleconference audio will stream live at:
    Lindley Johnson, planetary defense officer and program executive of NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office, NASA Headquarters
    Emily Kramer, co-investigator on the Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) science team, NASA JPL
    To participate in the teleconference, media must email their name and affiliation to [email protected] by 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, July 15.

NASA Invites Media to International Planetary Defense Conference

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Thursday, April 4, 2019
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WASHINGTON, April 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Media are invited to attend the sixth International Academy of Astronautics Planetary Defense Conference in College Park, Maryland, April 29 May 3.

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  • WASHINGTON, April 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Media are invited to attend the sixth International Academy of Astronautics Planetary Defense Conference in College Park, Maryland, April 29 May 3.
  • NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is scheduled to deliver the conference's opening keynote address on April 29.On Wednesday, May 1, the Planetary Society will host a free, public event featuring NASA Chief Scientist Jim Green, Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye, and other leading planetary defense experts.
  • The conference will highlight the development of the first-ever mission to demonstrate an asteroid deflection technique for planetary defense, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) .
  • The mission is a project of NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office , located at the agency's headquarters in Washington and managed by APL.