ESA’s Proba-3 mission launches to create artificial eclipses in orbit

On Dec. 5, Proba-3 lifted off on a PSLV-XL rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India.
India launched a pair of satellites Dec. 5 as part of the European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission, designed to demonstrate new space technologies. The mission will create artificial solar eclipses in orbit to...