Hera mission hits the brakes to arrive at asteroid

Hit the brakes! The Hera mission will perform a braking maneuver early Thursday morning as it prepares to reach the asteroid Dimorphos. In order to brake, it will have to fire its thrusters. Image via ESA Science Office . The Hera mission hits the brakes ESA’s Hera mission is ready to hit the brakes! The spacecraft is headed for the site of a human-made impact on the asteroid Dimorphos, but first it has to slow…