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Satellites in action after cyclone in Madagascar
March 01, 2013
The International Charter on Space and Major Disasters, currently chaired by CNES, was activated to come to the aid of populations in Madagascar hit by Cyclone Haruna on 22 February.
Names for Pluto’s 2 smallest moons
February 14, 2013
The SETI Institute in the United States has conducted a write-in ballot of Internet users to give names to the 2 smallest currently known moons of Pluto. The name of the dwarf planet itself was suggested by an 11-year-old girl in 1930.
Space tool detects counterfeit food
February 13, 2013
A laser instrument developed by the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) in the UK to measure carbon on Mars could prove very valuable here on Earth.
First flight of Diamant 47 years ago
November 28, 2012
The maiden flight of the French launcher placed France's first satellite, Asterix, in orbit at an altitude of 200 km on 26 November 1965.
Poland becomes 20th member state of ESA
November 28, 2012
On 19 November, the Polish government completed the final step in the process of its accession to the European Space Agency when it filed its ratification instrument.

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Once a year CNES awards about a hundred research grants in the domain of engineering sciences (orbital and space transport systems), and those sciences which make use of space equipment (sciences of the cosmos, Earth, and microgravity) to young French and foreign scientists who have an interest in space.

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Vega successful launch !

May 07, 2013

The second flight of ESA’s newest launch vehicle has been completed from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana to deploy the Proba-V, VNREDSat-1 and ESTCube-1 satellite payloads.

CNES supports SpaceUp Paris

May 07, 2013

From 24 to 26 May, the first SpaceUp Paris event is being organized by a community of bloggers with a passion for space. An innovative initiative that CNES is supporting by hosting a kick-off session on 24 May at the agency’s Launch Vehicles Directorate, focusing on Ariane 6.

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