Italy Reduces Sails on Simbol-X

French space agency CNES says Italy has decided to reduce its contribution to Simbol-X, a high-energy X-ray mission led by France. Italy was supposed to contribute a 50% investment of €150 million, supplying the optical spacecraft for the two-satellite system (AW&ST Oct. 22, 2007, p. 35). CNES says...

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