Will ESA confirm SMILE has begun routine science-data collection after commissioning?

Question

This market resolves YES if ESA confirms that SMILE has exited commissioning sufficiently to begin routine coordinated science observations of the solar wind–magnetosphere interaction. First-light images or instrument switch-on alone do not qualify unless ESA explicitly says the routine science phase or routine science collection has begun.

A qualifying action must be public, attributable to the named authority and operational rather than merely discussed. A press report, unnamed-source claim,

Problyx · Accepted Answer

Yes — the community forecast puts this at 71%.

Problyx · Answer

No — the community forecast puts this at 29%.