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UK Company To Build Sun Satellite

Posted April 27, 2012 7:25 AM

From BBC News - Science & Environment:

British industry will lead the production of Solar Orbiter, a spacecraft that will travel closer to the Sun than any satellite to date.

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phoenix911 Guru Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 23647 Good Answers: 420	#1 Re: UK Company To Build Sun Satellite 04/27/2012 12:58 PM
	the shutters probally will get jammed that they can't open/closed due to the heat rendering it junk. But I'm just in a pissy supercilious mood today. __________________ “ When people get what they want, they are often surprised when they get what they deserve " - James Wood
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vtbgiraud Commentator Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 80 Good Answers: 4	#2 Re: UK Company To Build Sun Satellite 04/27/2012 10:44 PM
	I hope they don't subcontract the electrics to Lucas.
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Tobugrynbak Guru Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Deepest Darkest Rutherford Oz Posts: 951 Good Answers: 145	#3 Re: UK Company To Build Sun Satellite 04/28/2012 11:47 PM
	It will only happen if they can include all the tea breaks that the unions will demand, oh and it leaks oil...... __________________ There are two reasons for a man to do a thing, One that sounds good, and the real one...
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