News tagged with french space agency
European cargo vessel docks with space station
An unmanned European craft docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday 2233 GMT, laden with tonnes of fuel, water, oxygen and other supplies, France's CNES space agency said.
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Mar 29, 2012 |
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Europe launches third robot freighter to space station
An automated craft laden with supplies for the International Space Station (ISS) headed into space on Friday in the heaviest launch ever undertaken by Europe.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 23, 2012 |
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Proposed Mars mission has new name
A proposed Discovery mission concept led by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., to investigate the formation and evolution of terrestrial planets by studying the deep interior of Mars now has ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 28, 2012 |
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Europe's Vega rocket launch set for early 2012
Europe's new Vega rocket, which can place a 1.5-ton satellite into low-Earth orbit, is expected to see its first launch early next year, Arianespace chief Jean-Yves Le Gall said Thursday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 08, 2011 |
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NASA's Jason-1 achieves a one-decade landmark
(PhysOrg.com) -- On Dec. 7, 2001, NASA and the French Space Agency Centre Nationale d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) launched the Jason-1 satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., embarking on a planned ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 08, 2011 |
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Russian cargo ship launched to space station
A Russian cargo ship was launched successfully to the International Space Station on Sunday, clearing the way for the next manned mission and easing concerns about the station's future after a previous failed launch.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 30, 2011 |
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First Soyuz launch from Europe's space base for last quarter 2010
The first launch of Russia's Soyuz rocket from Europe's space base in French Guiana, initially scheduled for the end of 2009, will now take place "during the fourth quarter of 2010," satellite launch operators ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 11, 2010 |
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SMOS forms three-pointed star in the sky (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Following the launch of ESA's SMOS satellite on 2 November, the French space agency CNES, which is responsible for operating the satellite, has confirmed that the instrument's three antenna arms have ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 03, 2009 |
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