DART Lyrics

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!