MarcoPolo-R

MarcoPolo-R

MarcoPolo-R is a proposed space mission to return a sample of material to Earth from the surface of a Near Earth asteroid (NEA) for detailed study in laboratories. Selected together with three other missions for further study under the European Space Agency's Cosmic Vision programme,[1] the mission is in competition for a single slot (M3) in the plan and if successful would launch around 2020-2022.

The mission is derived from a previous proposal to ESA science programmes called Marco Polo, which was planned to be conducted in cooperation with the Japanese space agency JAXA.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Four candidates selected for the next medium-class mission in ESA's Cosmic Vision". http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=48467. Retrieved 24-04-2011. 

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