VANDENBURG SPACE FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA, USA - 23 November 2021 - The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches with the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DA

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VANDENBURG SPACE FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA, USA - 23 November 2021 - The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches with the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, spacecraft onboard, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, Pacific time (Nov. 24 Eastern time) from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. DART is the world’s first full-scale planetary defense test, demonstrating one method of asteroid deflection technology. The mission was built and is managed by Johns Hopkins APL for NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office - Photo: Geopix/SpaceX

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Location: Vandenburg Space Force Base, California, USA
Photo credit: © Geopix / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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