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SMILE! Europe and China move toward 2026 launch of space weather mission

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Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) is a joint mission between the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences .

The mission aims to study the interaction between the solar wind and Earth 's magnetosphere.

SMILE is now set to launch on a Vega-C rocket from Europe 's Spaceport in Kourou .

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