https://spacewatch.global/tag/hera/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Mon, 17 Mar 2025 06:30:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/hera/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2025/03/space-nuggets-11-2025/ Sat, 15 Mar 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=64445 This week, we’re talking about HERA’s epic Mars flyby and the stunning Deimos images. Dive into our archives and check out our Space Café Podcast with Markus Mooslechner to learn more about this groundbreaking mission!]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/03/hera-images-mars-and-its-moon-deimos-on-flyby-to-asteroid/ Fri, 14 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=64432 ESA’s Hera mission for planetary defence has imaged Mars' surface and the face of Deimos, the smaller and more mysterious of Mars’s two moons, on a flyby past the Red Planet. Moving at 9 km/s relative to Mars, Hera was able to image Deimos from as close as 1000 km away, surveying the less-seen opposite side of the tidally locked moon from Mars]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/10/iac-2024-esas-dr-aschbacher-teases-moonlight-zero-debris-ariane-6/ Sun, 13 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=61662 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/06/esas-ian-carnelli-deflecting-asteroids-through-humble-leadership/ Tue, 11 Jun 2024 08:00:04 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=55526 In this episode of the Space Cafe Podcast, Markus dives into the fascinating world of planetary defense with Ian Carnelli from the European Space Agency (ESA). They discuss the monumental joint mission between ESA and NASA aimed at protecting Earth from potential asteroid impacts, reflecting on the long journey, challenges, and successes of the project.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/11/margherita-cardi-from-cubesats-to-lifes-curveballs-the-unscripted-lessons-of-esas-hera-mission-%f0%9f%9a%80/ Wed, 08 Nov 2023 09:00:10 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=52157 SpaceWatch.Global is pleased to present: The Space Café Podcast #93: From CubeSats to Life's Curveballs: Tyvak’s Margherita Cardi Unpacks the Unscripted Lessons of ESA’s HERA Mission. Join us in this inspiring episode of Space Cafe as Markus Mooslechner chats with Margherita Cardi, whose role in the HERA mission to build the Milani CubeSat as the Vice President of Programs at Turin-based Tyvak underscores the essence of adaptability in both space missions and daily life. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/10/the-space-cafe-podcast-92-planetary-defense-how-to-save-earth-from-asteroid-disaster-and-the-winding-road-to-success-with-hera-mission-principal-investigator-dr-patrick-michel/ Mon, 30 Oct 2023 09:00:31 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=52009 The Space Café Podcast #92: Planetary Defense: How to save earth from asteroid disaster and the winding road to success with HERA mission principal investigator Patrick Michel. In this riveting episode, Dr. Patrick Michel, dives deep into the intricacies of planetary defense, asteroid research missions, the essence of teamwork, and the life lessons he’s garnered over the years. ➡️ The undeniable importance of collaboration in overcoming space-related adversities. ➡️ Lessons from the HERA mission: Turning setbacks into steppingstones. ➡️ Patrick’s insights on success, the winding path of scientific research, and the unpredictability of major breakthroughs.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/10/nasa-confirms-dart-mission-changed-asteroids-orbital-period/ Thu, 13 Oct 2022 06:00:58 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=43949 NASA has concluded after careful analysis of data obtained over the past two weeks that the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission was successful in altering Dimorphos’ orbit. DART was the first mission to purposely change the motion of a celestial object, demonstrating the planet’s asteroid deflection technology.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/04/esas-new-space-safety-centre-inaugurated/ Thu, 14 Apr 2022 06:00:11 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=40483 ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher inaugurated ESA’s new Space Safety Centre at the Agency’s ESOC mission control centre, in Darmstadt, Germany. The Centre is a hub for activities protecting our planet from space weather events, asteroids and defunct satellites.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/05/esa-installs-deep-space-dish-in-australia-and-telescope-in-chile/ Tue, 04 May 2021 06:00:13 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=32451&preview=true&preview_id=32451 The European Space Agency (ESA) is building a deep space dish in Australia and an asteroid telescope in South America. ESA cooperates with the Australian Space Agency to construct a second 35-metre, deep space dish antenna at its existing ground station in New Norcia, Western Australia]]>