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European Space Agency's Hera Set for 2026 Didymos Mission

3/26/2026

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The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft completed a deep-space maneuver and will rendezvous with the Didymos binary asteroid system in November 2026.
Hera was launched in October 2024 and will follow NASA's DART mission, which impacted Dimorphos in 2022.
Starting in October, Hera will conduct precision burns to exit its cruise phase.
The mission will study the Didymos system for at least six months, including inspecting the DART impact crater.

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The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft completed a deep-space maneuver and will rendezvous with the Didymos binary asteroid system in November 2026.
Hera was launched in October 2024 and will follow NASA's DART mission, which impacted Dimorphos in 2022.
Starting in October, Hera will conduct precision burns to exit its cruise phase.
The mission will study the Didymos system for at least six months, including inspecting the DART impact crater.