ESA and European Commission to build quantum-secure space communications network (www.esa.int) angielski
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Last night a crucial step in the European Space Agency’s eclipse-making Proba-3 mission was completed: the two spacecraft, flying jointly since launch, have successfully separated.
Launched on 19 December 2013, Gaia’s fuel tank is now approaching empty – it uses about a dozen grams of cold gas per day to keep it spinning with pinpoint precision. But this is far from the end of the mission.
In brief...
I think they are missing a “still” in the title…
Launch window: Tuesday 9th of July from 21 - 24 CEST...