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Happy launch anniversary to ESA's Hera mission! 🎂🥳 One year ago ESA's first planetary defence mission was stranded on Earth, its launcher grounded, as a hurricane closed in on its launch site. What a difference a year makes! www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...

esa.intHera’s first year in space

7/10/25, 1:48 pm17 reposts65 likes

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7 Oct 2025

Thanks to the spacecraft’s good performance, and some clever planning by teams on Earth, Hera is on track to arrive at the Didymos binary asteroid system a month earlier than originally planned. Full story at: www.esa.int/Space_Safety...

esa.intESA’s Hera targets early arrival at Didymos asteroidsLaunched one year ago, on 7 October 2024, the European Space Agency’s Hera mission is roughly halfway to its destination – the Didymos binary asteroid system.At Didymos, Hera will study the aftermath ...