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Concordia Station Antarctica
Concordia calling
 
20 January 2010   Altitude 3200 m, air pressure 645 hPa, minimum temperature –85°C, completely flat landscape, almost total isolation and virtually inaccessible from February to November. Welcome to the science paradise, Concordia research station on the Antarctic highland. The door is open for research groups from all over Europe.
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The Expert Vehicle
Expert Launch Contract Signed With SRC Makeyev
 
10 December 2009   The launch operations and vehicle recovery contract for ESA’s European Experimental Re-entry Testbed (Expert) was signed on 2 December in Moscow, Russia, between ESA and the Russian Makeyev State Rocket Centre. The contract was signed by ESA’s Director of Human Spaceflight Simonetta Di Pippo and Makeyev State Rocket Centre’s Deputy General Director for Economics and Finance, Sergey Glazyrin.
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Watch on Euronews: A pocket-sized ecosystem
 
16 October 2009   Using organic waste and minerals and the sun as an energy source, pilot project Melissa aims to develop the life support systems essential for long-term space missions.
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