ESA Set To Contract Gaia; Eyes Bepi for Year-End

The European Space Agency expects to sign off on a contract for the Gaia star-mapping mission on May 11. EADS Astrium was selected in February for the award, expected to amount to about 300 million euros. Work has already begun on the mission, which is to be launched in 2011. It is expected to cost...

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