Deflector Shield? That's a first!
I think this may be the first time a deflector shield has been employed in reality and not in a TV show. Someone may correct me perhaps.
All they need now is somehow to be able to divert power to the deflector to increase protection and then they can really plough a path through the asteroid belt without spending years going around it.
We're a long way from "Passengers" but it looks like we're getting there.