Europe's first mission to moon blasts off
Europe's first ever mission to the Moon has blasted off.
An Ariane rocket carrying the European Space Agency's Smart-One satellite, took to the skies from French Guiana at midnight last night.
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An Ariane rocket carrying the European Space Agency's Smart-One satellite, took to the skies from French Guiana at midnight last night.
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