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  1. Hera at Didymos: Plan for Two CubeSats and a Close Asteroid Look

    Published: 7 Oct 2026

    ESA's animated episode follows Hera and its CubeSats Juventas and Milani as they reach the double asteroid system Didymos and Dimorphos.

    View mission: Hera

  2. Psyche Spacecraft’s Mars Flyby: 1,000 mph Boost and Instrument Test

    Mission: 2023Published: 17 Jul 2026

    On May 15, 2026, NASA's Psyche spacecraft passed about 2,864 miles from Mars and received a gravity assist on its way to the metal-rich asteroid Psyche.

    View mission: Psyche (2023)
    Outcome
    In progress

  3. Psyche’s Mars Gravity Assist: Slingshot Toward a Metal Asteroid

    Mission: 2023Published: 8 May 2026

    NASA's Psyche spacecraft, launched from Kennedy Space Center on October 13, 2023, is set for a Mars gravity-assist flyby on May 15, 2026.

    View mission: Psyche (2023)
    Launch site
    Kennedy Space Center
    Outcome
    In progress