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April 26, 2016

Soyuz demonstrates Arianespace mission flexibility
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Apr 26, 2016
Arianespace's third flight of 2016 has demonstrated the versatility of its medium-lift Soyuz launcher, which deployed five European satellites of varying sizes into three different low Earth orbits during a mission lasting four hours. Departing the Spaceport in French Guiana at the precise launch time of 06:02:13 p.m. on April 25, Soyuz first released Sentinel-1B - a spacecraft for radar surveillance of the environment and for security issues - at 23 minutes into the mission. Three miniaturized Cu ... read more

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Mice in space showed liver damage after two weeks

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US-Russia Space Projects Set Example of Good Cooperation

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Europe to launch satellites for Earth, Einstein

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