29 May
2003: On 29 May 2003, the Fregat/Soyuz launcher with ESA's Mars Express mission aboard was moved into a vertical position at the launch pad in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.The hydraulics of the ...
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1975: On 30 May 1975, the text of the ESA Convention was approved by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries in Paris.
The European Space Agency began operations on the following day, 31 May 1975. However, the ESA Convention only officially entered into force on 30 October 1980, when France deposited its instrument of ratification.
1971: On 30 May 1971, American scientists launched the mission Mariner 9 to Mars. In November 1971, Mariner 9 arrived in orbit around the Red Planet and returned 6900 images by using its ultraviolet and infrared spectrometers and infrared radiometer.
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28 May
2003: On 28 May 2003, scientists at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan transported a Soyuz/Fregat launcher with its passenger, ESA's Mars Express, from the Payload Processing Facility to the launch ...
27 May
2003: On 27 May 2003, an ESA ministerial meeting adopted a resolution reaffirming the commitment of ESA to enhanced co-operation with the EU. It was recognised that the two organisations ...
26 May
1983: On 26 May 1983 , ESA's Exosat mission was launched by a Thor-Delta rocket at Vandenberg Air Force Base, United States.Exosat was the first ESA mission entirely devoted to ...
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