Transcription: Giotto was the first deep space probe built by the European Space Agency, and is by far the boldest and most daring spacecraft ever built. Despite its highly dangerous, if not suicidal mission, Giotto has survived far longer than anyone anticipated. Giotto's original mission was to fly through the coma of Halley's Comet, right in front of the speeding nucleus of the comet. Giotto was built in a cylinder-shaped body with armored plates of steel and solid aluminum to protect from high-speed particle impacts. The small, high-gain antenna on Giotto was positioned almost inside of the armored body, ...
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