October 2015
Taking AIM with ESA: proposing the first visit to a binary asteroid system
...it will observe the collision of a NASA spacecraft with the asteroid and collect data that could save Earth from future impacts The Asteroid Impact Mission (AIM) is a candidate mission currently in preparation, due to be presented for approval by the...
22 November 2021
NASA's asteroid impact mission due to launch Wednesday
Early Wednesday morning, weather permitting, NASA will launch DART, the world’s first mission to intentionally crash into an asteroid to test whether the impact is enough to shift its orbit; a scenario that could be used for real should humanity ...
September 2019
A new era in planetary defence missions
.... This concept evolved into the international Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment (AIDA) partnership, which included the NASA-led DART mission and an ESA-led contribution named AIM (Asteroid Impact Mission). While NASA has supported DART for...
September 2016
Preparing the future: the right technology at the right time
... technologies in question will also serve as the basis of future in-orbit servicing or refuelling services for satellites. Asteroid Impact Mission Novel technology is what does the most to create new applications and services, opening up new markets...
August 2016
International cooperation drives Germany’s space ambitions
... aerospace companies and German research institutions are participating in both missions. Engineers are working on the preliminary design of ESA’s Asteroid impact mission concept which includes a lander. If it comes to fruition touchdown would occur...
