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Back ESA's Mars Express first check-out nearly complete

ESA's Mars Express first check-out nearly complete

3 July 2003

SNR 4-2003

ESA's Mars Express spacecraft is progressing further every day on its journey to the Red Planet. Everything is set for arrival at Mars on the night of 25 December 2003, after a journey of about 400 million kilometres. In the weeks since its launch, engineers have started to thoroughly test the spacecraft and its equipment.

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