NASA to operate asteroid defense test (1/2)

This photo shows the space rendering of a spacecraft setting to hit on an asteroid from behind released by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). (Photo/Agencies)

NASA plans to conduct an operation in defense of being hit by an asteroid. A spacecraft is set to be launched at a speed of 24,000 kilometers per hour to hit on an asteroid to test for emergency concerns in the future.

This photo shows the space rendering of a spacecraft setting to hit on an asteroid from behind released by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). (Photo/Agencies)

NASA plans to conduct an operation in defense of being hit by an asteroid. A spacecraft is set to be launched at a speed of 24,000 kilometers per hour to hit on an asteroid to test for emergency concerns in the future.