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Lijazos16 karma

Hello! About the DRACO and SMART Nav I've got two questions:

1) At which "T- Impact" time does DART start making use of it's navigation and optical systems to fine tune it's trajectory to make sure it's on a precise intercept trajectory for Dimorphos?

2) How fast is DART able to modify it's attitude for corrections during the time window since it acquires visual of Dimorphos? Does it use a set of gyros, reaction control...?

Thanks <3

Lijazos8 karma

Do you know anyone at NASA who likes to play Kerbal Space Program?

Lijazos2 karma

Oh, wow! That's cool to know! Thank you for taking your time answering this question!

I consider Kerbal Space Program the best tool to create outreach for people to actually experience how orbital mechanics and spaceflight works.

I think NASA should talk with Squad and create a cool campaign involving the game and learning about space and physics while also having fun.

And of course, all the /r/KerbalSpaceProgram community will be waiting for you once you dare to launch Jebediah into space! :)