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A Us satellite lifted off to study comets

Washington, Usa - Its name is "Contour"

Yesterday, thanks the propulsion of a Delta 2, a rocket made by the aerospace manufacturer Boeing, the Us satellite "Contour" lifted off to space from the Cape Canaveral space center in Florida. The "Comet Nuclear Tour", that's the real name of the satellite designed in the laboratories of the John Hopkins University, aims to study fascinating and misterious comets. Contour, will orbit around the Earth...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 30627
Rome, Italy, 07/04/2002 11:07
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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