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• U.S. Air Force Looks At European Space

  - 2008-09-01

  Greater commercial and military cooperation is taking place across national borders. As aerospace operations increasingly beckon, the U.S. Air Force is looking across the Atlantic as well as skyward. It has created a new liaison office designed to coordinate and boost space cooperation with Europe. This comes as...

  Tags: Air Force, Europe, European Space Agency, NETWORKING, U.S.

• In communicating science, Europe envies the U.S

  - 2008-08-16

  On July 21, at the Euroscience Open Forum in Barcelona, members of the European astronomy community participated in a discussion about why their space program has failed to engage public interest in a manner comparable to programs in the United States. Organized by Dirk Lorenzen, a physicist turned journalist...

  Tags: CAREER, Europe, European Space Agency, journalist, MARKETING, media, NASA, scientist

• NASA chief backs proposal for European spaceship

  - 2008-06-05

  PARIS AFP — NASA chief Mike Griffin on Thursday threw his weight behind calls for Europe to build its own manned spacecraft. The experience of the US shuttle, to be retired in 2010, highlighted the need for multiple systems to provide backup for the International Space Station ISS, Griffin...

  Tags: asset, Europe, European Space Agency, FINANCE, Griffin, NASA, Paris, Robots, spacecraft

• 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...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, Europe, European Space Agency, France, ISS, Robots

• 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...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, Europe, European Space Agency, Robots, window

• Inmarsat wins $720 million European Space Agency contract.(TOP NEWS)

  - 2007-12-01

  Inmarsat has won a $745.19 million European Space Agency ESA deal for developing Europe's satellite program. This project will get a financial funding of $74.51 million from the London Development Agency, East of England Development Agency, and South East England Development Agency. The satellite, named Alphasat...

  Tags: Europe, European Space Agency, NETWORKING, satellite

• Inmarsat wins $720 million European Space Agency contract.(ACROSS THE REGION)

  - 2007-12-01

  Inmarsat has won a $745.19 million European Space Agency ESA deal for developing Europe's satellite program. This project will get a financial funding of $74.51 million from the London Development Agency, East of England Development Agency, and South East England Development Agency. The satellite, named Alphasat...

  Tags: Europe, European Space Agency, NETWORKING, satellite

• Research—FP7

  - 2007-11-01

  Knowledge lies at the very heart of the European Union's Lisbon Strategy. The 'knowledge triangle' linking research, education and innovation is a core factor in European efforts to meet the Lisbon goals. The major challenge for European knowledge production up to now has been the lack of funding for research...

  Tags: CAREER, Europe, European Commission, European Space Agency, knowledge, researcher, Strategy

• Galileo shown the money

  - 2007-07-01

  European Union transport ministers agreed on June 8 that Europe will pursue public funding for Galileo, and look to have funding mechanisms in place by autumn of this year. "Galileo is at present the most important European high-tech project," said Wolfgang Tiefensee, German transportation minister and current president of...

  Tags: civilian, Europe, European Space Agency, NETWORKING, satellite

• Europe makes giant leap with new unified space policy

  - 2007-05-22

  BRUSSELS AFP — Twenty-nine European countries unveiled Tuesday a new space policy unifying the approaches of the individual EU member states as well as that of the European Space Agency ESA. "The European Space Policy has for the first time created a common political framework for space activities in...

  Tags: Europe, European Commission, European Space Agency, Strategy