France is at the heart of the Rosetta space mission. This unique technological challenge, involves 300 scientists throughout Europe, including many French teams. Rosetta, which is entirely solar-powered, has flown over the Earth three times and Mars once, travelling a total of more than 6.5 billion kilometres since its launch from Kourou (Guiana) in 2004 on an Ariane 5 rocket. For more information on the unique Rosetta Space Mission, you can check these websites; cnes.fr (French Space Agency) or esa.fr (European Space Agency)
Posted on: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 00:01:23 +0000