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Watch Europe’s Vega-C rocket return to flight after two years
A European Vega-C rocket will launch tomorrow carrying the Sentinel-1C mission into orbit, in the first return to flight for the rocket since it failed in 2022. The...
This pair of satellites is going to create an artificial solar eclipse
Early tomorrow morning will see the launch of an unusual European space mission, Proba-3, which will take off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India. The launch...
Planetary defense mission Hera blasts off toward Mars | Tech Reader
The European Space Agency (ESA)’s planetary defense mission, Hera, has completed the first major maneuver of its journey following its launch in October. The spacecraft has burned its...
SpaceX’s Hera launch offers sublime view of Earth | Tech Reader
SpaceX shared an awesome view of Earth captured during the early part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Hera mission, which launched on Monday.
The breathtaking image (below) shows...
Planetary defense research mission readies for asteroid visit | Tech Reader
Solving asteroid mysteries | Hera planetary defence mission
If a large asteroid is ever found to be on a direct collision course with Earth, we currently have one tried-and-tested...
Europe’s Vega rocket makes its final flight | Tech Reader
Europe has launched its Vega rocket for the last time, on a mission to carry the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Earth-observation Copernicus Sentinel-2C satellite into orbit. The Vega...
