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Esa seleziona Tas per guidare missione Flex

Monitorare salute piante dallo spazio per valutare quella dell’ecosistema della Terra

Thales Alenia Space (Tas), joint-venture tra Thales 67% e Leonardo 33%, ha annunciato di aver siglato un contratto con l’agenzia spaziale europea (Esa, European Space Agency) per guidare il programma satellitare Fluorescence Explorer (Flex). Selezionata nel 2015 come ottava missione “Earth Explorer” dell’Esa, lancio previsto nel 2023, Flex utilizzerà uno strumento innovativo, denominato Floris, per mapp...

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Roma, Italia, 01/10/2019 10:05
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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