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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...
Arianespace plans bid to launch Galileo satellites: CEO
- 2008-04-26
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan AFP — The European commercial space-launch consortium Arianespace said Saturday it would make a bid to launch 26 satellites from French Guyana to kickstart the European Union's Galileo satellite navigation programme. The European Parliament on Wednesday signalled its green light for the deployment of Galileo, seen by...
In maiden voyage, European space freighter docks with ISS
- 2008-04-03
TOULOUSE, France AFP — Europe's robot freighter successfully docked on its maiden voyage Thursday with the International Space Station, the European Space Agency ESA announced. The Automated Transfer Vehicle ATV hooked up with mankind's orbiting outpost at 1445 GMT, prompting cheers and applause to erupt at mission control in...
European space freighter in dress rehearsal for ISS hookup
- 2008-03-31
PARIS AFP — Europe's brand-new robot space freighter inched towards the International Space Station ISS on Monday as mission controllers practised emergency manoeuvres ahead of a maiden linkup on Thursday. Navigating for the first time with a laser-based optical system, the Automated Transfer Vehicle ATV moved to within just...
Europe launches robot space freighter
- 2008-03-07
KOUROU, French Guiana AFP — The European Space Agency on Sunday carried out the maiden launch of a massive robot freighter designed to rendezvous automatically with the orbital space station. The Automated Transfer Vehicle ATV, a nearly 20-tonne payload the size of a London double-decker bus, blasted into the...
End of the odyssey for brave space probe Ulysses
- 2008-02-22
PARIS AFP — Ulysses, a US-European space scout that has been orbiting the Sun for 17 years, almost four times its expected lifetime, is on the brink of dying, the European Space Agency ESA said on Friday. A joint mission between ESA and NASA, Ulysses was launched by space...
Saturnian moon has more energy than Earth's oil and gas reserves
- 2008-02-13
PARIS AFP — Imagine a place awash with more hydrocarbons than a Texan oilman can dream of and where no one has staked a single claim -- all that energy is just going begging. The problem: this massive reserve is at least 1.2 billion kilometers (750 million miles) away...
European lab opens at space station
- 2008-02-12
HOUSTON, Texas AFP — Astronauts at the International Space Station Tuesday opened up the new Columbus laboratory, a research facility that gives Europe a key foothold for the deeper exploration of the cosmos. "There is no problem whatsoever. We have the basic power, the light, the computer system" working...
3D Mars shows Red Planet in new dimensions
- 2008-02-05
PARIS AFP — The European Space Agency ESA on Tuesday unveiled images of Mars in three dimensions to help understand the Red Planet's unique topography. The Digital Terrain Model DTM pictures have been built up thanks to a high-resolution stereoscopic camera aboard Mars Express, the ESA orbiter. Mars...
Europe sets launch window for maiden mission of space freighter
- 2008-01-29
PARIS AFP — The European Space Agency ESA on Tuesday said it expected to carry out the maiden launch of a robot supply ship to the orbital space station between February 22 and March 8 or 9. "The ATV Automated Transfer Vehicle will be launched from the 22nd February...
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 |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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