• knightly the Sneptaur@pawb.social
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    21 hours ago

    In short, we already have a plan. DART proved that we can do it, and off-the-shelf rockets like the Falcon 9 have plenty of performance. All that remains is to wait until early 2028 when we get a proper fix on the asteroid, then we’ve got 7 or 8 months to prep and launch a mission before the window of opportunity closes.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK5IXX4p2d0