ESA’s Hera asteroid mission is go (esa.int)
0xBASE INTEL BRIEF
- First mission to visit a double-asteroid system.
- Deploys two CubeSats for detailed surface mapping.
- Goal is to standardize asteroid deflection techniques.
"ESA member states have approved the Hera mission to visit the Didymos binary asteroid system. Designed as a key component of planetary defense, Hera will analyze the impact effects of NASA’s DART mission to refine asteroid deflection technology."
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