UK set to launch first-ever Comet Chaser in bid to unlock mysteries of the universe
UK set to launch first-ever Comet Chaser in bid to unlock mysteries of the universe Exclusive 13 Dec 2020, 22:37 BRITAIN is to launch a spacecraft next year in a mission to ambush a comet and unlock mysteries of the universe. UK scientists and engineers will design and build the mother-ship in the first bid to track down and map a space rock in 3D. 3 A new spacecraft will track down and map a comet - shown here in an artist's impression Experts from Thales Alenia Space UK based in Bristol and Harwell, Oxon, will create the “Comet Chaser” craft after the firm landed the contract.
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