METALLIC THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS - TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Programme Discovery Programme Reference 1997-44 Contractor Alenia Aerospazio Start Date 1997 End Date 1997 Country Italy More Like This Spacecraft System Analysis of GAIA Instruments SOLAR SYSTEM: MERCURY ORBITER HIGH CAPACITY MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION BY SATELLITE: THE NON-GEO CASE Possible “Multiplier effect” of ESA R&D budgets Applications and Implementations of atom-based Inertial Quantum Sensors