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BepiColombo industrial contract signed
01-18-2008 · European Space Agency (ESA)The industrial development of BepiColombo, Europe's first mission to Mercury, has been officially kicked off. The prime contract, awarded by ESA to Astrium, was signed today during a ceremony that took place in Friedrichshafen, Germany.
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