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Space mission to study the Sun


Still Waters

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Europe is to lead the most ambitious space mission ever undertaken to study the behaviour of the Sun.

Known as Solar Orbiter, the probe will have to operate a mere 42 million km from our star - closer than any spacecraft to date.

The mission proposal was formally adopted by European Space Agency (Esa) member states on Tuesday.

Solar Orbiter is expected to launch in 2017 and will cost close to a billion euros.

Nasa (the US space agency) will participate, providing two instruments for the probe and the rocket to send it on its way.

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crazy esa and their wacky antics (i'm just kidding, i've never heard of the esa...but it makes sense that europe would have a space agency, i mean, who doesn't?)

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I can save them billions of dollars from studying this.

Here is my report: It's hot... very hot.

Do I qualify for any grant money now?

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America Doesn't anymore.

i'm pretty sure NASA is still active. they just stopped using the same model of rockets. that's all i heard about it anyway.

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Europe should be more concerned with trying to help the struggling Eurozone.

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Europe should be more concerned with trying to help the struggling Eurozone.

and what has that to do with space and ESA?

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Well i'm just happy is EUROPEAN mission, dont know why we need US bogus onboard, but hey they have a crisis too. :huh:

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Well i'm just happy is EUROPEAN mission, dont know why we need US bogus onboard, but hey they have a crisis too. :huh:

what do you mean with bogus?

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Im still looking at the sun through my rolled up dollar bill and all I see is a bright spot when I sleep !

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