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Close approach of asteroid 2020 XR

Close approach of asteroid 2006 WB

ESA has signed a contract with Hemeria worth €9.8 million to design, build and operate Swing, the Agency’s first space weather nanosatellite mission. Swing will aim at demonstrating the value of nanosatellites to gather space weather data and support the commercialisation trend in the New Space era.

Moon waves goodbye to Hera

Spooky Earths seen by Hera’s HyperScout

Space Safety for the Moon

Ramses mission concept

Ramses mission patch

IAC 2024 - Ramses contract signature

Zero Debris Charter goes intercontinental

In-orbit servicing mission RISE

ESA and D-Orbit sign RISE mission contract at IAC 2024

RISE mission to extend life of geostationary satellites

RISE mission patch

Hera's first images (HyperScout H)

Hera's first images (Asteroid Framing Camera - Earth)

Hera's first images (Asteroid Framing Camera)

Hera's first images (Thermal Infrared Imager)

Visitors watch the Hera launch at ESA's ESOC control centre in Germany

Learning about asteroids and planetary defence

Hera fires its thrusters

Hera launch animation still

Nearing Hera era in space

View from Hera’s Asteroid Deck

Hera Asteroid Deck and instruments

Hera and its CubeSats connected by inter-satellite links

ESA missions to small bodies

Close approach of asteroid 2024 ON

Hera CubeSats’ touchdown

Asteroid 2024 RW1 predicted impact trajectory

Asteroid 2024 RW1 orbit prior to Earth impact

ESA’s final observations of asteroid 2024 RW1

Hera loaded on Antonov cargo aircraft for flight to USA

Mercury: Lord of the (peak) Rings (annotated)

Hera departs ESA test centre

Hera and CubeSat patches on the spacecraft shipping container

Hera transported overnight to Cologne

ESA Space Environment 2024 figure 1

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ESA's Ramses mission to asteroid Apophis

Hera in the doghouse

Hera's control team visits the spacecraft inside its cleanroom

Contract signature for the development of zero-debris LEO satellite platforms

Asteroid 2024 MK flies past Earth

Asteroid (415029) 2011 UL21 flies past Earth

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