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Agreement ESA-EADS to realize a new space scope

Toulouse, France - The satellite will study the Milk Way

European Space Agency is working to the realization of a new space scope to study the Milk Way. The contract of the project, of a value of EUR 317 million, has been signed in Toulouse by the responsible of the scientific programmes of ESA David Southwood and by the Director of EADS Astrium Antoine Bouvier. Gaia (Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics), this is the name of the scope, will...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 141599
Rome, Italy, 05/25/2006 15:48
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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