Sundiver (space mission)

Sundiver (space mission)

Sundiver is a proposed space mission to crash a probe into the Sun, sending back data to Earth before burning up. It has been proposed by the Australian Academy of Science's National Committee for Space Science as a mission to kick-start an Australian space program.

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* [http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22527985-30417,00.html Article in The Australian announcing plans]


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