From Sputnik in 1957 to JWST deep fields, Chandrayaan-3, DART, and Ingenuity — the defining milestones of a century of space exploration through 2024.
NASA's DART deflected asteroid Dimorphos by 33 minutes — proving planetary defense works. Plus: every active asteroid mission, Apophis 2029 close approach, and notable flybys.
Ion engines produce the thrust of a sheet of paper but crossed billions of kilometers on Dawn, DART, and Psyche — how Hall-effect and VASIMR thrusters
