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    19-23 January 2015
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      Europe's ambition for own reentry capabilityESA's IXV spaceplane mission, with a Vega liftoff in February, tests in flight the latest system and technology aspects for future return missions.
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      Join the adventureESA's Rosetta spacecraft is chasing a comet as it orbits around the Sun
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