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Euronews this week looks at ESA's Proba mission
 
18 April 2008   The control centre for the Proba (Project for On-Board Autonomy)-1 mission is located at one of ESA’s longest-serving facilities, Redu, in Belgium. Redu station conducts operational testing of telecommunication satellites and has served for the last 40 years as a ground station, receiving scientific data from numerous missions.
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Palm Jumeirah and The World, Dubai
Earth from Space: Dubai’s artificial islands
 
25 January 2008   This image features two manmade islands – Palm Jumeirah (left) and The World – located just off the coast of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
Canberra, Australia
Earth from Space: Created capital city of Canberra
 
20 July 2007   This Proba image features Australia’s capital city, Canberra. Located some 280 km southwest of Sydney and 650 km northeast of Melbourne, Canberra was chosen as the nation’s capital location in 1908.
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