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NASA\u2019s DART Team Earns AIAA Space Systems Award for Pioneering Mission<\/h2>\n

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NASA\u2019s DART Team Earns AIAA Space Systems Award for Pioneering Mission<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

NASA\u2019s\u00a0DART (Double\u200b Asteroid Redirection Test) mission continues to yield\u00a0scientific discoveries\u00a0and garner accolades for its groundbreaking achievements. The mission team was recently recognized by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)with the\u00a02024 Space Systems Award\u00a0during this year\u2019s AIAA ASCEND event, held July 29 to Aug. 2 in Las Vegas.\u200b<\/p>\n

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APL\u2019s Geffrey Ottman (left), electrical systems engineer on NASA\u2019s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) and APL\u2019s Betsy Congdon (center), who served as the mechanical systems engineer on the mission, accepted the 2024 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Space Systems Award on behalf of the team during this year\u2019s AIAA ASCEND event, which was held from July 29 to Aug. 2 in Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/div>\n
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The award<\/a>, presented by the AIAA Space Systems Technical Committee, celebrates outstanding achievements in the architecture, analysis, design and implementation of space systems. The DART<\/a> team was lauded for \u201coutstanding achievement in the development and operation of the DART spacecraft, completing humanity\u2019s first in-space demonstration of planetary defense technology.\u201d<\/p>\n

Designed, built and operated for NASA by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, the DART spacecraft was launched in 2021 and, roughly 10 months later, successfully impacted the asteroid Dimorphos in the fall of 2022. The deliberate collision altered the asteroid\u2019s orbit around its larger companion asteroid, Didymos, by 33 minutes. That historic achievement showcased the potential to divert hazardous asteroids, offering a critical tool for safeguarding Earth from real possible impacts in the future.<\/p>\n

The Space Systems Award has regularly recognized extraordinary achievements in space system design and implementation. The DART mission joins a\u00a0distinguished list of past recipients<\/a>\u00a0who have significantly advanced the field of aerospace science and technology.\u00a0<\/p>\n

APL managed the DART mission for NASA\u2019s Planetary Defense Coordination Office as a project of the agency\u2019s Planetary Missions Program Office. NASA provided support for the mission from several centers, including the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California; Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland; Johnson Space Center in Houston; Glenn Research Center in Cleveland; and Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.<\/p>\n

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