MarcoPolo-R
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MarcoPolo-R is a proposed space mission to return a sample of material to Earth from the surface of a Near Earth asteroid (NEA) for detailed study in laboratories. Selected together with three other missions for further study under the European Space Agency
's Cosmic Vision
programme, the mission is in competition for a single slot (M3) in the plan and if successful would launch around 2020-2022.
The mission is derived from a previous proposal to ESA science programmes called Marco Polo, which was planned to be conducted in cooperation with the Japanese space agency JAXA.
European Space Agency
The European Space Agency , established in 1975, is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 18 member states...
's Cosmic Vision
Cosmic Vision
The Cosmic Vision is the paraphrasing name given to the roadmap for scientific space based missions of the European Space Agency in the time frame between 2015 and 2025....
programme, the mission is in competition for a single slot (M3) in the plan and if successful would launch around 2020-2022.
The mission is derived from a previous proposal to ESA science programmes called Marco Polo, which was planned to be conducted in cooperation with the Japanese space agency JAXA.