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ESA’s Prodex programme brings scientific research to space

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ESA’s Prodex programme brings scientific research to space

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ESA's Prodex programme is a funding and support mechanism that enables research institutes across Europe to participate in space science missions and activities. The programme's latest supported achievement is the launch of the 4DSpace-Daedalus mission in Norway, demonstrating its role in facilitating scientific access to space. Prodex serves as a bridge between national research institutions and broader European space science endeavors.


By lowering barriers for research institutes to engage in space missions, Prodex expands the scientific community contributing to European space exploration and strengthens the continent's collective capacity for space-based research.


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Artist's view of the ICI-5 mission flying through the aurora borealis and deploying daughter payloads

The launch of the 4DSpace-Daedalus mission in Norway is the latest success supported by Prodex, a European Space Agency (ESA) programme which enables highly skilled research institutes to partake in European space science activities and missions.

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