ESA Orbits $1.3 Billion Star-Mapping Mission

Amy Svitak December 20, 2013
PARIS — The European Space Agency (ESA) launched its €940 million ($1.3 billion) Gaia star-mapping spacecraft Dec. 19 after postponing the mission one month due to technical issues involving a component flying on another satellite already in orbit. Equipped with twin silicon-carbide telescopes built...

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