| Type(s) |
Satellite mission>Technology related (non-EO)
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| Owner |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
| Organisation |
NASA |
| Abstract |
DART is a NASA flight vehicle demonstrator mission of with the objective to test enabling technologies required to locate and rendezvous with other target spacecraft (client) - in particular, to perform and validate close proximity operations and its control between the DART vehicle and a passive target satellite in orbit. The DART mission is unique in that all of the operations will be autonomous - there will be no astronaut onboard at the controls, only computers programmed to perform functions. NASA considers this mission as a key step in establishing autonomous rendezvous capabilities for the US space program (groundwork for future reusable manned and unmanned launch vehicle missions). The ability to autonomously dock and deliver a payload to the ISS is a critical requirement for the 2nd generation RLV (Reusable Launch Vehicle) program and key to the SLI (Space Launch Initiative) program. RLV and SLI are part of NASA's Alternate Access to Station (AAS) concept, originally initiated in the fall of 2000. The DART mission is funded by the RLV and SLI projects of NASA. Note: NASA cancelled the AAS program in 2003 due to budgetary problems.
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| Cross Reference(s) |
DART Home Page
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| Discipline(s) |
Space science
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Point of Contact
| Name & Address |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
NASA Headquarters
Public Affairs Office - Code P
Washington, D.C. 20546
U.S.A.
United States
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| Phone |
+1 202 358 0000 |
| Fax |
+1 202 358 3029 |
| E-mail (#at# is @) |
comments#at#hq.nasa.gov |
| URL |
http://www.nasa.gov/ |
| Miscellaneous |
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| Temporal Coverage |
15/04/2005
Launch date |
| Language(s) of Resource |
English
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