Spacewatch: ESA greenlights Comet Interceptor mission
by Stuart Clark from Science | The Guardian on (#4J310)
Spacecraft will travel to an as-yet unidentified comet and map it in three dimensions
The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected a comet interceptor for the first of its new class of "fast" missions.
These must launch within eight years of selection and weigh less than 1,000kg so they can hitchhike into space on an already scheduled launch.
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