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Galileo Avionica: the journey of VIR-MS continues with success

Rome, Italy - In the NASA mission DAWN

After the successful launch of the interplanetary space probe DAWN on the 27th of September 2007 from Cape Canaveral, the VIR-MS (Visibile InfraRed – Mapper Spectrometer) instrument was switched on for the first time. The VIR-MS was designed and entirely manufactured by Galileo Avionica, under commission of the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI), the Italian Space Agency. VIR-MS is a key instrument o...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1083523
Rome, Italy, 12/14/2007 12:35
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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