ESA and Thales Alenia Space Italia have announced an agreement at the
Paris Air and Space Show to begin building the IXV Intermediate
eXperimental Vehicle for its mission into space in 2013.
Europe's ambition for a spacecraft to return autonomously from low
orbit is a cornerstone for a wide range of space applications,
including space transportation, exploration and robotic servicing of
space infrastructure.
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