Hera Mission: From Earth to Asteroid with Antonov's Help
TL;DR
ESA's Hera mission has successfully completed its first deep-space maneuvers, adjusting its trajectory for a gravity assist at Mars in March 2025. This maneuver will help Hera reach the Didymos binary asteroid system faster, where it will study the effects of NASA's DART mission's asteroid deflection experiment. The Mars flyby will also allow Hera to conduct opportunistic science by closely observing Mars' moon Deimos.
Topics:sciencespace-exploration#asteroid-deflection#esa#hera-mission#mars-flyby#space-exploration#spacecraft-maneuvers
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