Asteroid Impact Deflection Assessment (AIDA) Meeting Held at Rome
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and European Space Agency (ESA) asteroid researchers and spacecraft engineers, along with other researchers from around the world met in Rome, Italy from 1-13 September to check the progress of Asteroid Impact Deflection Assessment (AIDA) mission.
Aim of the Mission
- This mission aims to deflect the smaller part of a double asteroid dubbed Didymos.
- For this purpose, a spacecraft will be made to crash into the asteroid and later, another spacecraft will reach the asteroid to study the crash site and gather necessary data on effects of the collision.
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