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

ESA · October 7, 2026 · article

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 approach its target asteroids.— ESA

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