Hera spacecraft launches over Florida coast. Though Hurricane Milton is moving its way toward Florida's western coast, the Hera spacecraft still managed to depart Monday atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

SpaceX launched the European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft on Monday to see a test NASA performed in 2022 to knock the moonlet off its orbit from an asteroid actually worked.

SpaceX launch: Europe's Hera spacecraft on way to study asteroid Dimorphos. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY. Mon, October 7, 2024 at 3:59 PM UTC. ... — European Space Agency (@esa) October 7, 2024.

SpaceX had confirmed, and the Space Force and the Federal Aviation Administration stated that the European Space Agency's Hera mission was scheduled to launch at 10:52 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral ...

SpaceX will launch Europe's Hera spacecraft on Monday (Oct. 7) toward the asteroid Dimorphos for a post-impact evaluation, and you can watch the liftoff live.

The Hera spacecraft is seen after separating from its Falcon 9 rocket with a stunning crescent Earth in the background after launch on Oct. 7, 2024. (Image credit: SpaceX/ESA) ...

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is looking forward to launching the European Space Agency’s Hera mission to orbit on Monday aboard its Falcon 9 after the launch vehicle was grounded late last month. What ...

CAPE CANAVERAL—Defying grim weather forecasts, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket on Oct. 7 to send the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Hera spacecraft and a pair of cubesats on their way toward ...

The European Space Agency’s Hera mission will investigate an asteroid that NASA deliberately struck with another spacecraft in a previous test of humanity’s planetary defense readiness.

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 part of ...

SpaceX launched the European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft on Monday to see if a test NASA performed in 2022 to knock the moonlet off its orbit from an asteroid actually worked.

Oct. 7 (UPI) --SpaceX launched the European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft on Monday to see if a test NASA performed in 2022 to knock the moonlet off its orbit from an asteroid actually worked. The ...