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Re:SpaceX rocket launches Euclid space telescope to map the ... by Robotbeat on Saturday July 01, 2023 @10:38PM (#36557644)
It actually is remarkable that SpaceX is doing it, because this would almost certainly be done by a European launch vehicle, except that Ariane 5 is sold out, Vega-C has had a launch failure and is in stand-down due to investigation of the failure, and Soyuz has been problematic ever since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. (Russia has pulled personnel, plus there are sanctions.)

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