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The European Space Agency
Hera
mission to the Didymos / Dimorphos asteroid system to visit the impact site
of the
DART
mission is scheduled to launch on
October 7 at 14:52 UT (10:52 a.m. EDT).
Launch of the NASA
Europa Clipper
mission to explore Jupiter's 4th largest moon is set for
October 10 at 16:31 UT (12:31 p.m. EDT).
Launch of the
EscaPADE
dual spacecraft mission to Mars has been postponed from its original window opening
October 13 to no earlier than spring of 2025. For more information,see the
NASA EscaPADE blog.
- 1997
- Communications with Mars Pathfinder lost after almost 3 months on martian surface.
- 2003
- Launch of SMART-1, European Space Agency mission to the Moon.
- 2007
- Launch of NASA Dawn mission to asteroids Ceres and Vesta.
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