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Call for Media: Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer arrives at launch site

11 August 2010 ESA PR 2010-18 European media are invited to Florida on 26 August to view the next experiment to fly to the Space Station. One of the most exciting scientific instruments ever built, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer will arrive that day at the Kennedy Space Center.

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Challenging Einstein on the ISS: ACES takes a step ahead

20 July 2010 A fascinating new experiment that will expand the range of research on the International Space Station was given the green light last Friday with the signature of the ACES atomic clock contract.

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Space Station keeps watch on world’s sea traffic

15 June 2010 As the ISS circles Earth, it has begun tracking individual ships crossing the seas beneath. An experiment hosted by ESA’s Columbus module is testing the viability of monitoring global traffic from the Station’s orbit hundreds of kilometres up.

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A chance to name Europe’s next astronaut mission ESA giving a spare arm to Space Station Second ATV heading to Kourou for launch

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