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Europe Heads for the Moon in July

Posted by michael on from the smart-engineers-going-continental dept.

Orlando writes "The BBC are reporting that Arianespace are all set for sending Smart1 to the Moon in July. The mission's primary objectives are testing planetary exploration technologies. This is particularly good news after the recent Arianne rocket explosion." China's also planning a moon mission. The U.S. is planning to sit around and watch.

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  1. Re:King of the Hill! by secolactico · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Does Europe have a flag, anyway? Ok, so I'm showing off my ignorance, but if the European Space Agency plants a flag on the moon, which flag will it be?

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  2. Re:BTDT by MulluskO · · Score: 0, Redundant

    In KGB's Soviet Russia, space probes you!

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