Jacques van Oene
December 10th 04, 07:25 PM
European launchers have come to be associated with French Guiana - powerful
large rockets that lift-off from the steamy-hot equatorial base at Kourou.
But ESA also uses much smaller launchers that rise into space from the
snow-covered tundra of northern Sweden. EuroNews has covered the most recent
launch of one of these Maxus sounding rockets.
Full story:
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMKSWXDE2E_index_0.html
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info
large rockets that lift-off from the steamy-hot equatorial base at Kourou.
But ESA also uses much smaller launchers that rise into space from the
snow-covered tundra of northern Sweden. EuroNews has covered the most recent
launch of one of these Maxus sounding rockets.
Full story:
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMKSWXDE2E_index_0.html
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info