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European Moon Mission Ready for Launch

Posted by michael on from the green-cheese dept.

merryprankster writes "Europe's first mission to the Moon is set for blast off from Kourou in French Guiana just after midnight, local time, on Sunday. SMART 1 will study the composition of lunar rock through X-ray observations. The probe uses a new solar electric propulsion system which converts solar energy its panels into motion via the expulsion of ions. Details at the ESA mission site."

2 of 357 comments (clear)

  1. Don't let W. find out by Zygote-IC- · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Uranium, Plutonium? In space? Sounds like WMD! INVADE!!!

  2. Woo Hoo! by Xaoswolf · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Hmmm...

    Someone mod this down too!

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