ESA’s Post-Asteroid Deflection Mission To Launch In October

Dimorphos asteroid

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LYON, France–The European Space Agency (ESA) is gearing up for the launch of its Hera mission, which will survey the Dimorphos asteroid after NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission impacted it. The deviation was precisely measured and the 2022 mission was deemed a success. But...
Thierry Dubois

Thierry Dubois has specialized in aerospace journalism since 1997. An engineer in fluid dynamics from Toulouse-based Enseeiht, he covers the French commercial aviation, defense and space industries. His expertise extends to all things technology in Europe. Thierry is also the editor-in-chief of Aviation Week’s ShowNews. 

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