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Nasa's Space Shuttle Mission STS-125, after a successful launch just after 1801 UT on 11 May 2009. This is an exciting mission in many ways: not just because of the fact that the Shuttle will be in its highest orbit since 2001, but morever, because NASA has, if the mission is successful, arguably endorsed one of its most significant prominent remote space probes until its final decommissioning in 2014. |
| Planck & Hershel Telescopes Take off in the Ariane 5!! |
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| Written by Administrator | |
| Friday, 15 May 2009 | |
| Two of the most ambitious missions ever attempted to unveil the secrets of the darkest, coldest and oldest parts of the Universe got off to a successful start this afternoon with the dual launch of ESAs far infrared space telescope Herschel and cosmic background mapper Planck on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. | |
| Last Updated ( Wednesday, 20 May 2009 ) |
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