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DELIVERY OF THE FLIGHT MODEL OF THE LEES INSTRUMENT FOR THE COMET INTERCEPTOR MISSION

The flight model (FM) of the Low-Energy Electron Spectrometer (LEES) instrument for which IRAP is responsible was delivered on May, 12 2026 to the Space Research Center (CBK) of the […]

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Dawn Mission: two hypotheses on the origin of asteroid Vesta

A study published in Nature Astronomy reveals two hypotheses about the complex origin and structure of Vesta, the second largest body in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Vesta, […]

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SHOCK REGIME WITH LOW-TEMPERATURE COOKING FOR LEES: SHAKE WELL BEFORE SERVING HOT!

The mechanical and thermal model (STM) of the Low-Energy Electron Spectrometer (LEES) instrument, for which IRAP is responsible, has successfully passed a series of environmental tests (temperature, vibration, and shock) […]