ESA's Hera mission takes flight toward the asteroid deflected by …
WEB8 hours ago · The European Space Agency's Hera mission will set off from Cape Canaveral on 7 October on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. It will travel several hundred million kilometers to reach the double...
ESA's Hera spacecraft set for asteroid 'crime scene investigation'
WEB10 hours ago · Europe's Hera probe is tentatively scheduled to launch Monday on a mission to inspect the damage a NASA spacecraft made when it smashed into an asteroid during the first test of Earth's...
A spaceship punched an asteroid — we’re about to learn ... - Nature
WEB8 hours ago · The European Space Agency (ESA) is set to launch a mission that will assess how effective humanity could be in protecting Earth from an asteroid impact. Called Hera, the mission will visit a...
The ESA’s Hera mission takes flight toward the asteroid deflected …
WEB1 day ago · The two CubeSats will be equipped with a radio satellite link with the Hera probe, which will transmit to Earth, in order to measure the mass and gravity field of the asteroid.
ESA continues Hera launch preparations amid Falcon 9 grounding
WEB2 days ago · ESA is proceeding with preparations for the launch of the Hera asteroid mission on a SpaceX Falcon 9 even though the rocket remains grounded.
Europe's Hera probe to launch Oct. 7 to inspect asteroid NASA …
WEBSep 20, 2024 · Europe's Hera mission to the asteroid Dimorphos, which NASA's DART probe hit in 2022, has arrived at its Florida launch site ahead of its planned Oct. 7 liftoff.
Radar journey to centre of Hera’s asteroid with Juventas CubeSat
WEBMar 27, 2024 · Hera is due for launch in October 2024, and aboard it will be two CubeSats for close-up observations of the asteroid pair: Juventas will be joined by the Milani hyperspectral mission. The trio will stay connected around the asteroids via an innovative inter-satellite link system.
ESA - Hera - European Space Agency
WEBDemonstrating new technologies from autonomous navigation around an asteroid to low gravity proximity operations, Hera will be humankind’s first probe to rendezvous with a binary asteroid system and Europe’s flagship Planetary Defender.
Hera Mission
WEBThe European Space Agency planetary defence mission, Hera, is completing its pre-launch tests and will soon target the asteroid Didymos and its natural satellite Dimorphos, two real worlds on a miniature scale (cf. this image, credits NASA/ JHU APL)!
ESA - Hera launch: how to watch - European Space Agency
WEB13 hours ago · ESA's Hera asteroid mission will lift-off soon! Hera will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, USA. The launch window opens on 7 October and teams on both sides of the Atlantic are currently hard at work carrying out launch preparations.