ESA moves two missions to Falcon 9

ESA moves two missions to Falcon 9

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The European Space Agency now plans to launch a space telescope and an asteroid mission on Falcon 9 rockets because of its loss of access to Soyuz vehicles and delays in the introduction of the Ariane 6.

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Falcon 9 leading candidate to launch European science mission

Falcon 9 leading candidate to launch European science mission

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A European astrophysics spacecraft stranded when Russia cut off access to Soyuz launch vehicles may instead fly on a SpaceX Falcon 9, NASA officials said Oct. 17.

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ESA selects Arianespace for Euclid dark universe probe launch

ESA selects Arianespace for Euclid dark universe probe launch

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Arianespace and ESA announced the signing of a contract Tuesday for launch of the Euclid dark universe exploration mission.

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Flaws in NASA-provided detectors to delay European astronomy mission

Flaws in NASA-provided detectors to delay European astronomy mission

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Problems with infrared detectors provided by NASA will delay the delivery of an instrument for a European Space Agency astronomy mission by a year or more, a NASA official said Oct. 18.

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