Electric Aircraft Demonstrations at NASA and ESA's Hera Asteroid Close-Up

Aerospace innovation took center stage as the Jetson ONE single-person electric aircraft performed vertical takeoff and flight demonstrations at NASA's Kennedy Space Center during the MAX POWER event, framed against Blue Origin's massive New Glenn rocket stage.

Concurrently, the European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft returned its first detailed look at the Didymos binary asteroid system. Following up on NASA's historic DART impact mission, Hera's high-resolution imaging provides scientists with unprecedented data on asteroid deflection mechanics and planetary defense.