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XMM telescope is ready for testing
Daimler-Benz Aerospace (Dasa) subsidiary Dornier has completed integration of the development model of the European Space Agency's 11m-long, 4,000kg X-Ray Multi Mirror (XMM) telescope, due for launch on the Ariane 506 in August 1999. The 2m-wide craft, which has three identical mirror assemblies (pictured) containing 58 mirrors, will be tested ...
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