Vega C rocket lifts off with Smile satellite.
Credit: ESA
An Avio Vega C rocket on May 19 deployed the Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (Smile) satellite, a rare joint mission between the European Space Agency (ESA) and Chinese Academy of Sciences. The rocket lifted off at 00:52 local time on May 19 from the European spaceport at Kourou...
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