2022 Space & Exploration Events — Verified Historical Highlights
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- 18 Jun South Korea Launches Homegrown Satellite Rocket: South Korea achieved a significant milestone in its space program by successfully launching its first domestically developed rocket, Nuri, into orbit from the Naro Space Center, demonstrating the country's growing technological capabilities.
- 11 Oct NASA Successfully Demonstrates Asteroid Orbit Modification: NASA's DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft achieved a groundbreaking milestone by successfully altering the orbit of the 520-foot asteroid Dimorphos by approximately 32 minutes, demonstrating humanity's potential to deflect potentially hazardous asteroids.
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