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Russia, Europe ink deal on new manned spacecraft
- 2008-05-14
MOSCOW AFP — The Russian and European space agencies have signed a deal to build a six-seat manned spacecraft to travel to the Moon, a Russian space official said Wednesday. Russian space agency Roskosmos and the European Space Agency "on Tuesday signed an accord on the creation of a...
Europe's Rosetta probe completes key fly-by of Earth
- 2007-11-14
PARIS AFP — Europe's comet-chasing probe Rosetta has completed a crucial fly-by of Earth to pick up speed on a 10-year mission to rendezvous with a distant comet, the European Space Agency ESA said on Wednesday. "An important milestone has just been accomplished," the Paris-based agency said after the...
Russia, Europe discuss jointly building a space shuttle
- 2007-01-18
MOSCOW AFP — Russian space agency Roskosmos and the European Space Agency ESA are in talks to jointly build a space shuttle that could be launched from a base in French Guiana, representatives of Russian space constructor RKK Energiya and ESA said. The shuttle would be based on an updated...
European spacecraft locked into final orbit around Venus
- 2006-05-09
PARIS AFP — The European probe, Venus Express, has been slotted into final orbit around Venus, the European Space Agency ESA said, adding that the craft's scientific mission would start on June 4 after its instruments hade been tested. Venus Express, ESA's first dedicated mission to Earth's closest neighbour,...
Venus Express spacecraft to lift off November 9
- 2005-10-31
MOSCOW AFP — Venus Express, the European Space Agency's first mission to explore Earth's closest neighbour, will be launched on November 9, after the lift-off was postponed earlier this month. "The launch is planned for November 9 at 6:33 am Moscow time (0333 GMT) from the Russian cosmodrome in...
European space probe heads for Titan after separating from US craft
- 2004-12-25
WASHINGTON AFP — The European-made space probe Huygens headed for a historic up-close encounter with Titan, the only celestial body of the Solar system with an atmosphere resembling that of Earth, after successfully separating from the US spacecraft Cassini. The mission may help prove, or disprove, a long-held hypothesis...
Water-methane link strengthen life-on-Mars clues
- 2004-09-20
PARIS AFP — The European Space Agency ESA said it had found concentrations of water vapour and the gas methane in the same places on Mars, a finding which strengthens speculation that the Red Planet could be a haven for microbial life. Data obtained by the ESA probe Mars...
Three astronauts blast off for ISS
- 2004-04-19
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan AFP ? A Soyuz rocket carrying US astronaut Edward Michael Fincke, Dutchman Andre Kuipers and Russia's Gennady Padalka blasted off for the International Space Station. The rocket successfully entered orbit nine minutes after taking off from Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 9:19 am (0319 GMT), officials...
Three astronauts prepare to blast off for ISS on Monday
- 2004-04-18
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan AFP ? An American, European and Russian astronaut were preparing for their lift-off toward the International Space Station from Moscow's launch pad in Kazakhstan. "Everything up till now has gone off as planned," Sergei Gorbunov, spokesman for Russia's Rosaviakosmos space agency, told AFP. "The cosmonauts feel very...
Hopes for missing Beagle now close to zero: ESA
- 2004-01-23
DARMSTADT, Germany AFP ? The final efforts to coax a call from Europe's lost Martian lander Beagle 2 unfold this weekend, but the chances of success are almost nil, the European Space Agency ESA admitted. The British-built mini-lab, designed to hunt for signs of life, was due to have...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
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| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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