ESA Hera mission planetary defence and technology demonstration
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Your chance to run software in deep space on ESA's asteroid mission
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The Hera mission was launched.
The ESA Hera mission was launched in 2024. The spacecraft is intended to perform a close-up investigation of a crash scene to collect data on how an asteroid responded to the DART impact.
The mission is scheduled to complete its primary planetary defence goals regarding the Didymos and Dimorphos asteroids around mid-2027. It is on course to reach the asteroid Dimorphos this autumn.
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NASA's DART spacecraft deliberately impacted the asteroid Dimorphos to shift its orbit.
In 2022, NASA's DART spacecraft deliberately impacted the asteroid Dimorphos. This maneuver was intended to shift the asteroid's orbit around its parent body, Didymos.