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JUNO

Under consideration, in conjunction with the US, is a small ultraviolet astronomical platform. The 300-kg class JUNO satellite would be developed by Alenia Spazio under sponsorship of the Italian Space Agency and would carry scientific instruments furnished by NASA. No formal program has yet been approved, and a launch is unlikely before the end of the decade (Reference 56).

56. T. Pirard, "Small is Beautiful", Spaceflight, April 1995, pp. 122-124.

Sources and Resources

• Adapted from: Europe and Asia in Space 1993-1994, Nicholas Johnson and David Rodvold [Kaman Sciences / Air Force Phillips Laboratory]

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