AstronautAtlas
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Space programs and missions · A guided course
From scientific priorities to missions that can test them
Explore the ESA Science Programme, Horizon 2000, Horizon 2000 Plus, Cosmic Vision and Voyage 2050 through their questions, decisions, mission lineages and technology needs.
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Your place in the bigger picture
Build on familiar ideas, then choose a direction to explore next. Every course remains open.
How ideas, technology and delivery become investigations
How Europe plans science missions
From scientific priorities to missions that can test them
Start whenever you’re ready. Preparation is suggested, and every course stays open.
Test new capabilities, investigate Mars, and protect the space environment.
Different measurements, complementary views of the Universe
One suggested order from the foundations to How Europe plans science missions. Shared starting points appear once; skip anything you already know.
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