Summary
- The European space defense mission Hera successfully launched from Cape Canaveral aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.
- Hera’s journey will end in October 2026 when it arrives at the asteroid Dimorphos to study the impact of NASA’s DART spacecraft.
- The mission aims to analyze the consequences of the kinetic impact and gather samples for further study.
- Hera is part of a four-year project involving 18 countries and costs nearly $400 million.