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May 07, 2013

ESA's Vega launcher scores new success with Proba-V
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) May 07, 2013
The second flight of ESA's newest launch vehicle has been completed from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Two Earth observation satellites, ESA's Proba-V and Vietnam's VNREDSat 1A, were released into different orbits, demonstrating the rocket's versatility. Estonia's first satellite, the ESTCube 1 technology demonstrator, was also released into orbit. Vega lifted off at 02:06 GMT on 7 May (23:06 local time 6 May; 04:06 CEST 7 May) on a complex mission requiring five upper-stage boosts ... read more

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				Success Continues as NASA's Orion Parachute Tests Get More Difficult A test version of NASA's Orion spacecraft landed safely during a simulation of two types of parachute failures Wednesday, May 1. In the test, conducted in Yuma, Ariz., the mock capsule was traveling ... more		Glow-in-the-Dark Plants on the ISS The world is changing. As greenhouse gases accumulate in the atmosphere, global temperatures are on the rise. Sea levels inch upward as polar ice retreats. Crops are growing in new places. The ... more

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