Sun explorer spacecraft successfully launches with Imperial kit on board

The UK-built Solar Orbiter spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida and is now on its way to the Sun.

Solar Orbiter carries 10 state-of-the-art instruments, including a magnetometer built by a team from Imperial's Department of Physics.

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