ESA-China SMILE mission lifts off to deliver first global images of Earth's magnetosphere The SMILE mission developed jointly by the European Space Agency and China has reached orbit after more than a decade of preparations and cooperation.

La missione Smile sarà lanciata stanotte alle 3,52 a bordo di un razzo Vega-C dallo spazioporto europeo nella Guyana francese

The SMILE mission lifted off at 11:52 p.m. ET on Monday (May 18).