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Mission Overview

The only mission of its kind, DART is focused solely on testing techniques and technologies that could be used to enable future planetary defense missions and protect Earth from a dangerous asteroid impact.

Redwire is providing critical navigation and power-generation capabilities that will  enable DART to accomplish its mission.

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November 24, 2021

Roll-Out Solar Arrays (ROSA) Deploy

DART’s Roll-Out Solar Arrays deploy, ready to supply power to the spacecraft for the duration of the mission.

DART Highlights @RedwireSpace

The #DARTMission will be powered by two roll-out solar arrays (ROSA).

The arrays are:
📏 28ft long each
🔋 6.5kw of power combined

These arrays will power the spacecraft on its mission to asteroid Didymos + moonlet Dimorphos, where it will crash to adjust the asteroid's orbit. pic.twitter.com/zH7c3N1rJN
— Redwire Space (@RedwireSpace) November 20, 2021

🚀We have liftoff!

Congratulations to @NASA, @AsteroidWatch, @JHUAPL, @SpaceX + the entire DART team on a successful launch! Go #DARTMission, go Falcon! https://t.co/7O8avO2Met
— Redwire Space (@RedwireSpace) November 24, 2021

Today's successful ROSA depoyment aboard the #DARTMission is a historic mission milestone for both @NASA + Redwire: It was the first time ROSA was deployed autonomously aboard a spacecraft in space.

Hear from Redwire's Pete Barker as he explains development of the solar arrays: pic.twitter.com/fKj06fh3uF
— Redwire Space (@RedwireSpace) November 24, 2021

Say hello to our #DARTMission patch!

Planetary defense against asteroids has inspired video games for generations. We brought in nostalgia with this mission patch, inspired by retro asteroid games 👾 while highlighting our tech that supports this historic mission. pic.twitter.com/XLtQ1IvziE
— Redwire Space (@RedwireSpace) November 19, 2021

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