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Happy birthday, Envisat
 
1 March 2012   In the early hours of 1 March 2002, the largest Earth observation satellite ever built soared into orbit from ESA’s launch base in Kourou, French Guiana. For a decade, Envisat has been keeping watch over our planet.
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Best of ERS: 20 years of observing Earth
 
28 September 2011   Watch the celebration and scientific workshop on the legacy of the two ERS satellite missions. The events were held on 27 September at ESRIN, ESA’s centre for Earth observation, in Frascati, Italy.
Atlantis landing on the Shuttle Landing Facility
Space Shuttle final landing marks end of an era
 
21 July 2011   Thus was history made: Space Shuttle Atlantis left the International Space Station on Tuesday and made its last return to Earth today. The Shuttle era is now over and the door is open to the next generation of space vehicles.
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15 April 2011   ESA BR-294 The ESA History Project
21 March 2011   “I see Earth! It is so beautiful!"
11 March 2011   Giotto, ESA's first deep-space mission: 25 years ago
26 October 2010   Spacelab D1 mission – 25 years ago
16 July 2010   Cluster's decade of discovery


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