BRITISH-BUILT SATELLITE.—Fitters working on the solar cell panels of Esro II, the first British-built satellite for the European Space Research Organisation. The satellite, packed in a pressurised container, was dispatched to the United States for launching. Designed to orbit in space for one year, it cost £1,300,000, and was completed in 25 months.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31275, 23 January 1967, Page 14
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53BRITISH-BUILT SATELLITE.—Fitters working on the solar cell panels of Esro II, the first British-built satellite for the European Space Research Organisation. The satellite, packed in a pressurised container, was dispatched to the United States for launching. Designed to orbit in space for one year, it cost £1,300,000, and was completed in 25 months. Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31275, 23 January 1967, Page 14
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