Cruise control: the team guiding Hera to its asteroid
Precise navigation during this phase is crucial for a successful asteroid rendezvous in late 2026.
First the European Space Agency's Hera asteroid mission separated from its launcher on 7 October 2024, next its lengthy ‘cruise phase’ began – the car-sized spacecraft’s journey through millions of kilometres of nothingness to converge on its rocky destination.
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