https://spacewatch.global/tag/patrick-michel/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:09:09 +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/patrick-michel/ 32 32 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/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.]]>