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ESA "Euclid" mission on track in TAS’ clean room

Its launch is scheduled for 2022

"Euclid" is an ESA (European Space Agency) astronomy and astrophysics mission designed to help us better understand the nature of dark energy and dark matter. Thales Alenia Space -TAS-, joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%) is the prime-contractor for the satellite and leads a European industrial consortium with scientific contributions. "Euclid" will map the general structure of the...

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Rome, Italy, 09/20/2019 11:53
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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