SMILE is a mission to study Earth’s magnetosphere through novel imaging and as well as in-situ measurements.⁣ ⁣ The joint ESA-CAS mission is due to launch from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 19 May.⁣ ⁣ Dr Colin Forsyth from Mullard Space Science Laboratory explains how the collaboration between the Chinese and European agencies was ‘fundamental’ to the space mission’s journey so far.⁣ ⁣ #news #space #science #ESA #CAS