Cluster Satellites Readied for Launch

The European Space Agency has unveiled a quartet of Cluster II scientific satellites designed to measure interactions between the solar wind and the Earth's atmosphere. The spacecraft are intended to replace an original foursome lost in June 1996 when the Ariane 5 failed on its maiden launch. Three...

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