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NASA and ESA prioritize outer planet missions

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Feb 18, 2009 | 5 / 5 (4) | 0

At a meeting in Washington last week, NASA and ESA officials decided to first pursue a mission to study Jupiter and its four largest moons, and plan for another mission to visit Saturn's largest moon, Titan, ...

Columbus, one year on orbit

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Feb 11, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

Exactly one year ago today, the European Columbus laboratory arrived at its berth on the International Space Station, signalling the start of a new era for Europe in human spaceflight.

ESA extends key missions studying Mars, Venus and Earth’s magnetosphere

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Feb 10, 2009 | 4 / 5 (2) | 0

ESA’s Science Programme Committee has extended the operations of ESA’s Mars Express, Venus Express and Cluster missions until 31 December 2009.

Herschel and Planck missions ready to move to launch site

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Feb 09, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA’s Herschel and Planck missions that will study the formation of stars and galaxies and the relic radiation from the Big Bang, respectively, have successfully completed their test campaigns ...

Planck spacecraft follows Herschel to launch site

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Feb 20, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Planck, ESA’s microwave observatory that will study the relic radiation of the Big Bang, was shipped from Ličge, Belgium, to Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on 18 February. ...

SMOS arrives safely at Russian launch site

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Sep 18, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

After leaving Thales Alenia Space in the south of France on 15 September, ESA’s SMOS Earth Explorer has arrived safely at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia, where it will be prepared for launch on ...

Europe and Russia sign Mars exploration deal

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Aug 19, 2009 | 4 / 5 (2) | 1

The European Space Agency (ESA) on Wednesday signed a deal with its Russian counterpart Roscosmos to cooperate on two Mars exploration projects, Russia's Interfax news agency reported.

ESA’s next long-term ISS mission has a name: OasISS

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Feb 05, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In May 2009, Frank De Winne, of Belgian nationality and a member of the European Astronaut Corps, will fly to the International Space Station at the start of his six-month mission. This mission ...

Proba-2 satellite flies into its Russian launch site

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Sep 07, 2009 | 4 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Proba-2 has reached Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia, where it is being prepared for launch this November. Among the smallest satellites ever built by ESA, it was transported there aboard ...

Herschel and Planck to lift off on 6 May

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Apr 08, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- With the additional checks related to the flight worthiness of the Herschel telescope now completed, ESA and Arianespace have set the launch date of Herschel and Planck for 6 May 2009.

Europe names crew for Mars 'mission'

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Feb 26, 2009 | 4 / 5 (4) | 4

The European Space Agency (ESA) on Friday named a Frenchman and a German who will join four Russians in an innovative 105-day isolation experiment to test whether humans can one day fly to Mars.

SMOS and Proba-2 satellites installed in launch tower

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Oct 28, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In readiness for launch on 2 November, ESA’s SMOS and Proba-2 satellites - encapsulated in the launcher fairing - have been transported from the cleanroom and installed in the launch tower ...

Europe postpones launch of Herschel, Planck telescopes

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Mar 13, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

The launch next month of two large European telescopes designed to probe the formation of galaxies and the "Big Bang" scientists say created the universe has been postponed by several weeks, it was announced here on Friday.

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