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Jacques van Oene
September 17th 04, 07:13 PM
Watery load for Ariane 5 ECA

When the Ariane 5 ECA qualification flight lifts off in October, one of the
'passengers' will be 33.5 litres of water. Onboard will be the experimental
Sloshsat-FLEVO satellite, designed to help European scientists find out more
about the movement of water in microgravity and its effects on satellites.

Read article:
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMLEZ0XDYD_index_0.html

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