The Launch Vehicle
Take a look at the Boeing Delta II rocket.

The Flight System
See more information on the flyby spacecraft, the impactor spacecraft and the three instruments.

Flyby Spacecraft
Learn more about the spacecraft that carries the impactor and observes the encounter.

Impactor Spacecraft
Learn more about the impacting projectile.

The Instruments
The high and medium resolution instruments are on the flyby spacecraft and the image targeting sensor is on the impactor.

Targeting
Learn how the impactor spends its last 24 hours targeting the comet for collision.

Navigation
Both spacecraft use star trackers to navigate to their destination.

The Deep Space Network
Learn more about the DSN and the antennas that gave overlapping coverage on the night of encounter.