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André Kuipers: world ambassador

15 May 2012 Observing Earth from far above, ESA astronaut André Kuipers is acting as a world ambassador for the WWF, which issued its flagship publication the Living Planet Report today.

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ESA declares end of mission for Envisat

9 May 2012 PR 15 2012 - Just weeks after celebrating its tenth year in orbit, communication with the Envisat satellite was suddenly lost on 8 April. Following rigorous attempts to re-establish contact and the investigation of failure scenarios, the end of the mission is being declared.

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MetOp-B launch postponed

27 April 2012 PR 12 2012 - Eumetsat and the European Space Agency (ESA) have been informed by the launch service provider, Starsem, that the launch of the MetOp-B satellite by a Soyuz rocket, scheduled for 23 May from Baikonur, had to be postponed. This is due to additional measures required to ensure the availability of safe drop zones for parts of the launcher after lift-off.

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Latest CryoSat result revealed Investigation on Envisat continues Call for Media: CryoSat’s first map of changes in sea-ice thickness Satellite observes rapid ice shelf disintegration in Antarctic ESA and NASA join forces to measure Arctic sea ice Trees tell their own story to satellites

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