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European asteroid mission Hera launches despite poor weather

8 October 2024
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2024-10-08 16:24

A European mission to investigate an asteroid hit by the first test of Earth's planetary defenses blasted off Monday despite a hurricane bearing down on Florida.

A broadcast by the European Space Agency showed the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching into cloudy skies from Cape Canaveral in the US state of Florida, where Hurricane Milton has forced evacuations ahead of expected landfall on Wednesday.

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