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Thales Alenia Space’s radar sounder chosen for "Juice" mission

Rome, Italy - To explore Jupiter’s icy moons

Thales Alenia Space (TAS), a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has been chosen by the Italian space agency ASI to develop an instrument called RIME (Radar sounder for Icy Moons Exploration) for the JUICE (JUpiter Icy moons Explorer) mission, part of the European Space Agency’s “2015-25 Cosmic Vision” program. Scheduled for launch in 2022 with an expected arrival in 2029, the m...

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Rome, Italy, 11/15/2017 15:00
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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