This image may not be used to state or imply ESA endorsement of any company or product Darwin spacecraft, computer artwork of the ESA (European Space

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This image may not be used to state or imply ESA endorsement of any company or product Darwin spacecraft, computer artwork of the ESA (European Space Agency) spacecraft in orbit. The Darwin mission was to consist of a flotilla of eight craft, comprising six infrared telescopes (five seen here), a central hub and a communications satellite to relay signals to Earth (not seen). The aim of the mission was to search for nearby Earth-like planets. The spacecraft were to be placed in orbit beyond the Moon at a location known as the second Lagrangian point (L2). Darwin was scrapped in 2007.

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