Gaia spreads its wings

Wednesday, December 7, 2011 - 11:00 in Psychology & Sociology

ESA’s Gaia star-mapper has passed a critical test ahead of its launch in 2013: the spacecraft’s sunshield has been deployed for the first time.

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