ESA contracts Astrium UK to build Solar Orbiter
Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 13:31
in Astronomy & Space
ESA has awarded the contract to build its next-generation Sun explorer to Astrium UK. Solar Orbiter will investigate how the Sun creates and controls the heliosphere, the extended atmosphere of the Sun.
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