DART
Captain Corbin
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Throw a DART at a rock in the sky
Test the tech that we need to survive
Don't let Earth get hit by meteors
Don't go extinct like the dinosaurs
The strategy for planetary defense
Tells us to test out what might make sense
To save planet Earth from hazards in space
Benefits all of the human race
The Double Asteroid Redirect' Test
Tries the technique we think might work best
To stop the impact of PHOs
Not to be used against Earthly foes
Didymos has a small orbiting moon
Gonna get hit by a copper slug soon
DART's gonna smack it and alter its speed
Much information from this test we'll heed
Ground telescopes will observe the event
And measure the delta-V change implement
Its sister ship, AIM was meant to be flown
But ESA bailed, so we went in alone
Deflection? Disruption? We're not really sure
Depends on the asteroid's interior
Would it miss Earth entirely?
Or split up and rain down as space debris?
DARTs mission will give us much confidence
On how best to come to Earth's defense
Let's give a shout out to heroes we know
Hail Lindley Johnson and the PDCO!