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Ariel Exoplanet Mission Spacecraft to by Built by Airbus

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Tom Patton
Dec 21, 2021
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The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a contract with Airbus to build the spacecraft for the Ariel Exoplanet mission. Ariel (Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey) is the fourth medium-class mission in ESA’s Cosmic Vision program.

“With this milestone for the Ariel mission we celebrate the continuation of the outstanding relatio…

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