Professor Alan Fitzsimmons from Queen's University Belfast participates in ESA's Hera mission, a planetary-defense initiative to prevent asteroid collisions with Earth.

Professor Alan Fitzsimmons from Queen's University Belfast will play a key role in the European Space Agency's (ESA) Hera mission, the first planetary-defense initiative aimed at preventing asteroid collisions with Earth. Launching from Florida's Kennedy Space Centre, Hera will study the Didymos-Dimorphos asteroid system and assess the impact of NASA's Dart mission. The mission seeks to develop techniques for deflecting potentially hazardous asteroids and will utilize advanced technologies for deep space navigation.

October 03, 2024
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