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ESA/ASI joint event for Vega launch - watch the replay14 February 2012
ESA/ASI joint event for Vega launch - watch the replay14 February 2012 A joint ESA-ASI event was held at ESA/ESRIN to watch Vega's qualification flight on 13 February. The first Vega lifted off at 11:00 CET from the new launch pad at Europe's Spaceport, and conducted a flawless qualification flight. Watch the replay
ESRIN - ESA’s centre for Earth observation07 July 2010
ESRIN - ESA’s centre for Earth observation07 July 2010 ESRIN is in Frascati, south of Rome, Italy. It manages the ground segment for ESA and third-party Earth-observation satellites, coordinating over 20 ground stations and ground-segment facilities throughout Europe and cooperating with another 20 foreig...
Pooled satellite data for maritime surveillance on the horizon18 July 2011 Oceans cover much of our planet and they are difficult to keep under surveillance, with the trafficking of people, unlicensed fishing and piracy adding to the problem. Satellites, however, can help keep the seas safe.
Military advisor to the Italian Prime Minister visits ESRIN14 July 2011 Admiral Alessandro Picchio, military advisor to the Italian Prime Minister, visited ESA’s ESRIN establishment today.
Award ceremony for young environmental journalists at ESRIN26 May 2011 Young environmental journalists from all over Italy will gather at ESRIN tomorrow for the award ceremony of the national competition 'Giornalisti nell’Erba (gNe) and the Living Planet', organised with the support of ESA. The whole event will be stream...
Europe’s Spaceport ready for three rockets12 May 2011
Europe’s Spaceport ready for three rockets12 May 2011 Last Friday, ESA signed a contract with the French space agency, CNES, to ensure that Europe’s Spaceport is ready to operate three launchers – Ariane, Soyuz and Vega.
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