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ESA's Hera brakes a second time, 2,300 km from its asteroids, and is due to arrive on 4 November


Two burns on 15 and 22 October cut Hera's speed towards Didymos to 20 m/s. Three small manoeuvres next week set up its arrival, planned for 4 November.

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