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Europe and US agree details for Orion astronaut spacecraft
From http://www.bbc.co.uk...onment-21044408
The US and Europe have cemented their plan to work together on the Americans' next-generation capsule system to take humans beyond Earth.
The Orion vehicle is being built to carry astronauts to the Moon, asteroids and Mars, but it will need a means to propel itself through space.
Europe has now formally agreed to provide this technology.
Space agency executives have just signed an "implementing agreement" to cover the legal aspects of the work.
The first flight of Orion with its European-built "service module" will take place in 2017.
From http://www.bbc.co.uk...onment-21044408