SpaceX will launch Europe's Hera asteroid probe on Oct. 7: Watch it live

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SpaceX will launch Europe's Hera spacecraft on Monday (Oct. 7) toward the asteroid Dimorphos for a post-impact evaluation, and you can watch the liftoff live.

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[Unclear Engineer]

Considering that the FAA has again grounded Falcon 9, I don't think we are going to see this launch tomorrow. However, the launch window goes to October 27.

Why isn't Space.com reporting that in this story?

See https://spacenews.com/esa-continues-hera-launch-preparations-amid-falcon-9-grounding/.

Edit: Well, I need to eat some words - FAA just authorized the Falcon 9 launch for this mission. The FAA's logic is that this mission does not have a second stage reentry, which is the issue that led them to ground the vehicle. But, it is still grounded for other launches. See https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/06/faa-authorizes-flight-for-spacex-falcon-9-vehicle.html