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  "path": "/joint-esa-china-smile-mission-set-for-launch-to-study-earths-magnetic-shield/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-15T18:08:19.000Z",
  "site": "https://spacenews.com",
  "tags": [
    "Civil",
    "Launch",
    "News",
    "Avio",
    "China",
    "Chinese Academy of Sciences",
    "ESA",
    "magnetosphere",
    "SN",
    "Space Science",
    "Vega C"
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  "textContent": "A pioneering joint ESA-China science mission to study Earth’s magnetosphere is set to launch May 19, after a decade of preparations.",
  "title": "Joint ESA-China SMILE mission set for launch to study Earth’s magnetic shield"
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