Industry gets working on Europe’s Hera planetary defence mission

Infrared imaging of the impact crater

Today ESA awarded a €129.4 million contract covering the detailed design, manufacturing and testing of Hera, the Agency’s first mission for planetary defence. This ambitious mission will be Europe’s contribution to an international asteroid deflection effort, set to perform sustained exploration of a double asteroid system.




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Source: ESA Space News