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Falcon 9

Launch of asteroid deflection demonstrator slips to November

March 9, 2021 Stephen Clark

The launch of a NASA spacecraft designed to smash into an asteroid to try out a technique that could protect Earth from threatening space rocks has slipped from July until November, at the earliest, after development delays partially caused by coronavirus-related work slowdowns.

News Headlines

  • SpaceX pausing launches of new-generation Starlink satellites
    March 23, 2023
  • Relativity’s 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket reaches space, but falls short of orbit
    March 22, 2023
  • Penultimate Delta rocket to launch next month on ULA’s first mission of 2023
    March 22, 2023
  • Good weather expected for Relativity Space’s late-night launch attempt
    March 21, 2023
  • Webb telescope sees the prelude to a supernova
    March 21, 2023
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