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Access to, and use of, this website constitutes acceptance of the following general terms and conditions.

Neither the ARRAKIHS Mission Consortium (AMC) team nor any other party involved in creating, producing or delivering the website shall be liable for any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect or punitive damages arising out of users’ access to, or use of, the website. The web portal does not guarantee the accuracy of information provided by external sources and accepts no responsibility or liability for any consequences arising from the use of such data.

Though the AMC team uses the best technical standards to control this website, material on it may inadvertently include technical inaccuracies or other errors. 

We would be grateful if users could notify us of any errors or inaccuracies they may find. Please note that users browse and use the website at their own risk. The responsibles for the website do not warrant that the functional aspects of the website will be  uninterrupted or error free or that this website, or the server that makes it available, are free of viruses or other harmful components. Website responsibles may change material on the site without prior notice. 

This website contains links and references to third-party websites. These are provided for the convenience and interest of users and on the part of AMC this implies neither responsibility for, nor approval of, information contained in these websites. AMC makes no warranty, either express or implied, as to the accuracy, availability or content of information, text, graphics which are not under the portal domain (www.arrakihs-mission.eu).

Unless specifically noted, the images and videos distributed from this public website, along with the texts of section’s descriptions, press releases, announcements, activities, presentations and captions, are licensed under an  Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) (for information or educational purposes and non-commercial use is allowed), and may on a nonexclusive basis be reproduced without fee provided the credit is clear and visible.

Some details on how to interpret this are given below for those who need further explanation: 

  • The full image or footage credit must be presented in a clear and readable manner to all users, with the wording unaltered. The credit should not be hidden or disassociated from the image footage. Links should be active if the credit is online. Images and videos published on http://www.arrakihs-mission.eu or http://www.arrakihs-mission.org are, unless explicitly stated otherwise, cleared for reuse without needing to contact the individuals or organizations listed. However, their names must not be removed from the credit.
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Note that this general permission does not extend to the of the portal’s logo. Logo must be used in any press release following the rules indicated in http://www.arrakihs-mission.eu. Other than that, any use, reproduction, publication, display, transmission, making available to the public or exploitation of the logo requires prior individual written authorization. Owners of external websites wishing to link to this portal may use our logo for the link, provided they have obtained prior authorization and on the condition that such use is clearly identifiable as a web link. None of these restrictions are applicable to the members of the AMC who can have free use of the logo. 

Also, note that published scientific papers are not released under the Attribution-

NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) but under the proper licenses of their publication sites if applicable. By  reproducing this portal’s material, in part or in full, the user acknowledges the terms on which such use is permitted.

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Status and Milestones

The success of the ARRAKIHS mission relies on a well defined intermediate milestones to achieve the a successful launch the mission in 2030.

Science

The ARRAKIHS mission is focused on our understanding of the existing tensions within modern cosmology. The population of faint halo satellite galaxies and streams provide the ideal laboratory to test current dark matter models.

Instrument

The spacecraft has two sets of binocular telescopes, consisting of two visible cameras and two infrared cameras. The instrument of the mission undergoes extensive research to fulfill its scientific objectives.