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Fasten your seat belts, turbulence ahead - lessons from Titan

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Ever spilled your drink on an airline due to turbulence? Researchers on both sides of the Atlantic are finding new ways to understand the phenomenon - both on Earth and on Titan.

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Possible origin of Saturn’s mysterious G ring

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With data from the Cassini spacecraft, an international team of scientists may have identified the source of one of Saturn’s more mysterious rings. The enigmatic G ring is likely produced by relatively large, icy particles that reside within a bright arc on the ring’s inner edge.

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Estonia signs Cooperation Agreement with ESA

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At a ceremony in Tallinn on 20 June, René Oosterlinck, ESA Director of Legal Affairs and External Relations, and Juhan Parts, Estonian Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications, signed an agreement marking closer cooperation between ESA and Estonia.

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Paris Air Show: Focus on ESA

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ESA programme highlights at the Paris International Air Show at Le Bourget.

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ESA ground operations: working smarter, better

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Report from the ESA-supported RCSGSO international conference on reducing costs for spacecraft operations.

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Latest ESA Bulletin (No. 131, August 2007) now online

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Earth observation is the major theme in the August 2007 issue of the ESA Bulletin. The ‘GMES’ series of observation satellites will help to provide the information needed to manage our environment, understand and mitigate the effects of climate change, and ensure civil security for Europe.

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Winners selected in ESA space art contest

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Pupils from all over Germany joined ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter’s ground-breaking Astrolab mission by taking part in an art contest. Over 500 excellent submissions made judging a challenge and showed that European students are interested in space and potential careers as scientists, engineers and explorers.

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Personal digital assistants in space

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Can tiny and ubiquitous devices like Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) be of use for space applications? The answer is a definite yes. Recent tests have demonstrated current and future uses for PDAs on board the International Space Station.

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‘You see all of Europe in one glance’ - Thomas Reiter reports on his ISS mission

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The ISS, symbol of international cooperation, became a bit more international with ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter’s long-duration mission. Today, Reiter met the press for the first time since returning from the International Space Station, at ESA’s European Astronaut Centre (EAC), in Cologne, Germany.

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Press conference with ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter after his mission to the ISS

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ESA PR 03-2007. On Thursday 18 January, a press conference will take place at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany to give media a chance to meet the ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter, of Germany, after completion of his mission following the landing of Space Shuttle Discovery on 22 December.

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ESA’s pair of astronauts back on Earth

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ESA PR 49-2006. Space Shuttle Discovery landed in Cape Canaveral, Florida tonight at 23:32 CET (22:32 UTC/GMT), completing one of the most complex assembly missions to the International Space Station to date, and bringing back ESA’s two astronauts, Christer Fuglesang and Thomas Reiter.

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Reiter starts journey home

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ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter started his journey back to Earth yesterday evening when Space Shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station. Reiter spent a total of 166 days living on the orbiting outpost.

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Thomas Reiter joins Shuttle descent crew

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Early this morning, the installation of a new seat liner in the Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft marked the end of ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter’s period as a member of the Space Station’s Expedition crew.

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Out-of-this-world cuisine

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A French master chef has taken his meals to a new location this week. London? Tokyo? New York? Not far enough for Alain Ducasse Formation (ADF). Last Sunday their meals were served to the astronauts living on board the International Space Station.

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ESA receives American Astronautical Society award

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ESA and its ISS partners have just been given the Advancement of International Cooperation Award in recognition of the significant contribution made by the ISS.

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The European Columbus space laboratory set to reach ISS; follow the launch live

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ESA PR 35-2007. With NASA’s announcement today of the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on 6 December, ESA astronauts Hans Schlegel, from Germany, and Leopold Eyharts, from France, are set to carry ESA’s Columbus laboratory to the International Space Station.

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Telemedicine: Health alert via satellite

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Heraklion, Crete: An earthquake has just shaken the Greek island. Damage is widespread and all conventional, terrestrial communications have been destroyed. The rescue operations have only one means at their disposal that has not been affected by the quake - a satellite which, from its altitude of 36 000 kilometres, can immediately link the locations involved in the catastrophe with the appropriate authorities.

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