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Different spheres of the Earth system
ESA issues call for Earth Explorer proposals
 
2 October 2009   As part of ESA’s Earth Observation Programme and its continuing endeavour to address critical Earth science issues, the Agency has released an opportunity for scientists to submit proposals for the eighth Earth Explorer mission.

A5 V191 liftoff
Fifth Ariane 5 launch of 2009
 
2 October 2009   Yesterday evening, an Ariane 5 ECA launcher lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on its mission to place two telecommunications satellites, Amazonas 2 and ComSatBw-1, into geostationary transfer orbits.

Watch on Euronews: Why go to Mars ?
 
2 October 2009   Millions of years ago, the primitive environments of Mars and Earth were probably similar, so since life exists on Earth, then we can legitimately consider the hypothesis that it could also have developed on Mars.

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