ESA presents new European astronauts – follow the press conference live
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Europe's new astronauts will be presented to the media
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19 May 2009
Follow the press conference to present Europe's new astronauts live on the ESA website from 13:15 CEST (11:15 UT) on 20 May. Live coverage is also available via satellite. Jean-Jacques Dordain, ESA Director General, and Simonetta Di Pippo, ESA Director of Human Spaceflight, will present the new astronauts at ESA Headquarters.
Programme
13:15 - Introduction of the new ESA astronauts by Jean-Jacques Dordain, ESA Director General, and Simonetta Di Pippo, ESA Director of Human Spaceflight
13:30 - The new ESA astronauts introduce themselves
14:00 - Questions and Answers
14:15 – End of press conference
Satellite coordinates
Eutelsat W2A (@10° Est) - Transponder D05 - Channel C
Downlink: 11.54091 GHz - Vertical Polarisation
Modulation: DVB-S QPSK
FEC: 3/4
Symbol rate: 6.1113
| | | • | Europe's astronauts (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/SEMJT4DR5GG_astronauts_0.html) | | | • | Astronaut Charta (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/SEMH51T1VED_astronauts_0.html) | | | • | Le recrutement des astronautes (EN) (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Astronaut_Selection/SEMRC73XQEF_0.html) | |
Related articles
| | • | ESA presents the new European astronauts at its Paris Headquarters on 20 May (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMZN60YDUF_index_0.html) | | | • | Applicants from all ESA Member States to become European astronauts (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM3ZTRHKHF_index_0.html) | | | • | ESA to recruit new European astronauts (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMPQG3XQEF_index_0.html) | |
Related links
| | • | European Astronaut Centre (EAC) (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/ESAJIE0VMOC_astronauts_0.html) | | | • | European Astronaut Selection (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Astronaut_Selection/index.html) | |
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