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Vega to launch ESA's wind mission -VIDEO

Paris, France - For the launch of the ADM-Aeolus satellite planned at the end of 2017

ESA (European Space Agency) and Arianespace signed a contract to secure the launch of the Aeolus satellite. With this milestone, a better understanding of Earth’s winds is another step closer. The contract, worth €32.57 million, was signed at ESA headquarters in Paris, France, by ESA’s Director of Earth Observation Programmes, Josef Aschbacher, and CEO of Arianespace, Stéphane Israël. Josef Aschbac...

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Rome, Italy, 09/08/2016 07:45
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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