Hera asteroid mission’s CubeSat passengers signal home

CubeSat Deep Space Deployers in Hera spacecraft

The two CubeSat passengers aboard ESA’s Hera mission for planetary defence have exchanged their first signals with Earth, confirming their nominal status. The pair were switched on to check out all their systems, marking the first operation of ESA CubeSats in deep space.

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