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The Smile spacecraft will depart ESTEC (European Space Research and Tec...

ESA: The Smile spacecraft will depart ESTEC (European Space Research and Technology Centre) in... Published Nov 21, 2025. Status: False. The claim states that...

  • Actor: ESA
  • Topic: Technology
  • Status: False
  • Published: Nov 21, 2025
  • Deadline: Feb 28, 2026
The Smile spacecraft will depart ESTEC (European Space Research and Technology Centre) in February.

FactTracker assessment

The claim states that the Smile spacecraft would depart ESTEC in February. The prediction date was 2025-11-21...

Original source: esa.int