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Comet Interceptor Approved for Construction by ESA

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Tom Patton
Jun 15, 2022
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The study phase for ESA’s Comet Interceptor mission to visit a pristine comet or other interstellar object just starting its journey into the inner Solar System has been completed, and following selection of the spacecraft prime contractor, work will soon begin to build the mission.

“A comet on its first orbit around the Sun would contain unprocessed mat…

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