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Europe and US agree on civil space transportation cooperation

14 September 2009

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S128-E-009793 (8 Sept. 2009) --- Backdropped by Earth's horizon and the blackness of space, the International Space Station is seen from Space Shuttle Discovery as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation. Earlier the STS-128 and Expedition 20 crews concluded nearly nine days of cooperative work. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 21:26 CEST on 8 September 2009.

Credits: NASA

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Ariane 5 enclosing Herschel and Planck in the Ariane launch area, at Europe's Spaceport on 13 May 2009.

Credits: ESA - S. Corvaja, 2009