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N° 29-2009Inauguration of site of Galileo station at Kourou
 
20 November 2009
The site of a ground station for Galileo, Europe's global navigation satellite system, inside the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), near Kourou in French Guiana, was inaugurated on 19 November.


 

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N° 28-2009Two new ESA satellites successfully lofted into orbit
 
2 November 2009
The second satellite in ESA’s Earth Explorer series – the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission – and the second demonstration satellite under ESA’s Project for Onboard Autonomy (Proba-2) were launched into orbit last night from northern Russia.


 

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N° 27-2009Follow the launch of ESA's SMOS and Proba-2 satellites
 
28 October 2009
ESA's SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) and Proba-2 (PRoject for OnBoard Autonomy) satellites are scheduled for launch on Monday 2 November at 02:50 CET on a Russian Rockot launcher from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northern Russia.


 

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N° 26-2009Space exploration: European Ministers in Prague prepare a roadmap towards a common vision
 
14 October 2009
Ministers from the 29 European Space Agency and European Union Member States will meet in Prague on 23 October for the 1st EU-ESA International Conference on Human Space Exploration,to prepare a roadmap leading to the definition of a common vision and strategic planning for space exploration. This first step in a process that will lead to the definition of a European vision in this field stems from a Resolution adopted by the 5th Space Council (*) in September 2008. Besides Ministers and delegates from the EU,ESA and third countries,the conference will also be attended by Members of Parliament and representatives of industry and academia.


 

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