International X-ray Observatory
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title:
International X-ray Observatory
text:
The International X-ray Observatory (IXO) is a cancelled X-ray telescope that was to be launched in 2021 as a joint effort by NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). In May 2008, ESA and NASA established a coordination group involving all three agencies, with the intent of exploring a joint mission merging the ongoing XEUS and Constellation-X Observatory (Con-X) projects. This proposed the start of a joint study for IXO. NASA was forced to cancel
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Cancelled American-ESA-Japanese space telescope project
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_X-ray_Observatory
date created:
2012-05-13T05:40:11Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T11:33:14Z
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