epa11647771 A handout photo made available by the European Space Agency (ESA) shows a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying ESA's Hera spacecraft lifting off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) in Florida, USA, 07 October 2024. ESA's first planetary defense mission, the HERA spacecraft, is headed to study the Didymos binary asteroid system. EPA/ESA HANDOUT -- MANDATORY CREDIT: European Space Agency - ESA -- HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
