The Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission comprised twin spacecraft launched on September 10 on a nine-month mission to orbit the Moon.
This is the first low Earth-orbit satellite mission comprised of three identical satellites that are able to fly simultaneously, allowing a "constellation" approach to satellite magnetometry.
The Combined Maritime Force, a mission comprised of 30 navies patrolling the Indian Ocean to fight piracy and terrorism, has seized 1.7 tons of heroin so far this year after intercepting a record 3.4 tons in 2014.
A high level mission comprised of key UN agencies – UNICEF, WHO, FAO and WFP - are in the country to mobilise and leverage partnerships and commitments from the Government and stakeholders towards developing a road-map of introducing the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) movement in South Sudan.
Swarm, a satellite constellation mission comprising three identical spacecraft, was launched on November 22 , 2013
Swarm, a constellation mission comprising three identical satellites to study the dynamics of the Earth's magnetic field and its interactions with the Earth system (Friis-Christensen et al., 2006, 2008) is expected to be launched in late 2013.
The French contribution to the Sample Return mission comprises three elements: A European-built Ariane 5 launcher in 2005 will loft a French Mars Orbiter, which will reach the red planet in 2006.
The scientific mission comprises 1-year observations by a Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO), dedicated to remote sensing, and a Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO), dedicated to particles and fields, plus short-duration in situ analysis by a Mercury surface element (MSE).
Although the mission comprises only a couple of dozen activists, Defend Europe has managed to generate a lot of attention – and raise substantial funds – through its social media campaigns.
In response to this dramatic situation, a joint United Nations mission comprising OCHA, UNDP, PAHO, UNHCR, OHCHR, WFP, IOM and UNICEF has been present in the zone to ensure and provide humanitarian assistance protection and support to the affected communities, especially children, women, expectant mothers, and elderly persons.
UNAMID is one of the UN's largest missions, comprised of some 14,500 troops and 4,500 police, as well as human rights investigators and other political staff.
