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First journey for Alphabus

3 February 2010 The service module of the new Alphabus generation of telecommunication satellites has completed its first journey – from Cannes to Toulouse, in France. The three-day trip was completed last Friday.

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Spacecraft dockings improve car assembly

20 January 2010 The next car comes down the conveyor belt ready for the dashboard to be added. Speed and position are controlled as if it were a spacecraft docking automatically with the International Space Station. Invented by entrepreneurs at ESA’s Business Incubation Centre, a new system using similar docking technology precisely fits the dashboard into the car.

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New satellite maps of Haiti coming in

15 January 2010 As rescue workers scramble to provide assistance to hundreds of thousands of people following Haiti’s earthquake, Earth observation satellite data continues to provide updated views of the situation on the ground.

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First satellite map of Haiti earthquake Space technology optimises windmill efficiency Search and rescue aid wins navigation prize More efficient solar power with space technology ESA and EUMETSAT sign GMES Framework Agreement City information directly on your mobile Using space technology to monitor offshore oil and gas fields

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