European asteroid mission Hera launches despite poor weather

The Manila Times

European asteroid mission Hera launches despite poor weather  A European mission to investigate a distant asteroid hit by the first test of Earth's planetary defenses blasts off, despite gloomy weather linked to a hurricane bearing down on Florida. A broadcast by SpaceX shows the 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.  AFP VIDEO  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes  #worldnews  #asteriod  #mission

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00:004, 3, 2, 1, ignition, engines full power, and liftoff. Go Hera, go Falcon, go SpaceX.

00:15Vehicle is pitching downrange.

00:18Stage 1 propulsion is nominal.

00:30A T-plus 30 seconds and counting, Falcon 9 has successfully lifted off from Slick 40.

00:40After clearing the tire, we begin to tilt or gimbal the engines.

00:44That initiates a roll maneuver you might see on the Stage 1 camera view, although it's kind of cloudy.

00:49But this enables the vehicle's antennas to stay in the best position for communicating with the ground.

00:54We are into max dynamic aero-

00:57Falcon is supersonic.

00:58After in a speeding bullet.

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