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The launch is one of the most important moments in a space exploration project. It is a very short phase, as it takes roughly about 8 minutes to get into Earth orbit and only another couple of hours before the probe is boosted into interplanetary space.
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van Pelt, M. (2007). Launch. In: Space Invaders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68880-0_6
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