Brake! Time for ESA's Hera asteroid mission to go slow

Launched two years ago today, the European Space Agency’s Hera mission for planetary defence has been hurtling away from Earth ever since. The small-car-sized spacecraft is now preparing for its single most challenging activity since lift-off: the sustained braking manoeuvres to slow it down to…
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- European Space Agency Genre press · esa.int
- Universe Today Genre press · via Google NewsESA's Hera Mission Targets Binary Asteroid Pair in November