The Hera spacecraft, which will study the asteroid Dimorphos, launched today from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a Falcon 9 rocket from the company SpaceX. The launch was broadcast live by the European Space Agency (ESA). This mission is scheduled to arrive in late 2026 near the asteroid. Two years ago, a NASA impactor deliberately collided with Dimorphos to change its course, as part of a ground-breaking test of Earth’s defense against threats from space. The launch took place at 10.52 local time (17.52 Greek time). In the past few days there has been some uncertainty as SpaceX received the green light from the US authorities only on Sunday, after the Falcon 9 rocket had experienced some malfunction in its earlier flight. At the same time, the weather conditions were difficult, since Hurricane Milton is approaching the coast of Florida. The typhoon, which today strengthened and is now considered category 4 […]
Source: News Beast
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