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| European experts gather to prepare for Gaia |
| About 100 European scientists are gathering in ESTEC over the next
two days to consider plans for the scientific organisation of Gaia - ESA's ambitious mission to help unravel the origin and evolution of our Galaxy. Experts in general relativity, extra-solar planets, and a whole host of other relevant disciplines are coming together to pool their knowledge about how Gaia can best be organised. |
| Date: 27 Jun 2001 |
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| ESA scientist gives Goddard's 36th annual John C. Lindsay Memorial Lecture |
| The 36th annual "John C. Lindsay Memorial Lecture" was delivered by ESA scientist Michael Perryman at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, USA. The lecture, on the "Three Dimensional Structure of our Galaxy", was based on the
results from ESA's Hipparcos mission. |
| Date: 18 Jun 2001 |
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| Gaia - a gift to the next generation of astronomers |
| Dozens of young scientists from all over Europe have gathered this week at Les Houches in Savoie, France, for intensive briefings on ESA's next star-mapping satellite, Gaia. As the successor to the very successful Hipparcos space astrometry project, Gaia was approved last
year as an ESA Cornerstone mission to be launched around 2012. Engaging the interest and participation of the next generation of astronomers will be vital for the project's success. |
| Date: 14 May 2001 |
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| Future missions may have a major impact! |
| A 100 metre-wide space rock known as 2001 EC16 paid a passing visit to Earth's vicinity
earlier today. As it swept by at a little over 1.7 million km from Earth - approximately four
and a half lunar distances - the only people to pay it much attention were a dedicated
band of astronomers. |
| Date: 23 Mar 2001 |
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| Let's go! ESA's Future Science missions get full approval |
| At its 92nd meeting, on 11-12 October 2000, ESA's Science Programme Committee took the final
step to consolidate the future of the science programme by unanimously endorsing the
recommendations of the Space Science Advisory Committee of 15 September, which proposed a
package to be implemented in the years 2008-2013. |
| Date: 13 Oct 2000 |
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| Enthusiastic reception for ESA's Gaia mission |
| The Gaia workshop, held at the Lorentz Centre in Leiden (23-27
November), provided many European scientists with an opportunity to
consider the scientific potential of the Gaia astrometric mission in
the light of the technical study of the instrument just completed by
Matra Marconi Space. |
| Date: 02 Dec 1998 |
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| ESA's Microarcsec Space Astrometry Mission |
| This week plans for the Gaia space astrometry mission will be
presented to more than 70 scientists from all over Europe when they
gather in Leiden (Netherlands) for the Gaia workshop.
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| Date: 23 Nov 1998 |
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