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Vega-C rocket lost after lift-off in Europe space setback

Kourou (AFP) - Europe's new Vega-C rocket was lost shortly after lift-off from French Guiana overnight with two satellites on board, in the latest blow to European space efforts.

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Europe's new Vega-C rocket lost shortly after lift-off

Kourou (AFP) - Europe's new Vega-C rocket was lost shortly after lift-off from French Guiana overnight with two satellites on board, in the latest blow to European space efforts.

AFP

Vega-C rocket lost shortly after lift-off in French Guiana

Kourou (AFP) - The European Vega-C rocket was lost shortly after lift-off from French Guiana on Tuesday with two Airbus satellites on board, the company behind the launch said.

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Gungahlin restaurant fire causes evacuations

Smoke has set off fire alarms and caused evacuations, ACT ESA said.

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A Pyramid of Giza-sized asteroid is heading our way this week. Here's how to see it

Put away the doomsday kit though, this space rock won't collide with the planet.

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Can people with disabilities be astronauts? ESA shows encouraging signs of progress

For people with disabilities, the sky may not always be the limit.

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Forest Hall man is one of millions waiting to hear outcome of £1,500 DWP backpay case

Four people claiming legacy benefits back in court to appeal after losing court case about £20 uplift earlier this year

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Arrakhis: the tiny satellite aiming to reveal what dark matter is made of

The European Space Agency (Esa) recently announced a new mission of its science programme: a small telescope orbiting the Earth dubbed Arrakhis. But although its name is inspired by the sci-fi novel Dune, it will not be looking for sandworms or “spice” on a desert planet.

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Arctic Sweden in race for Europe's satellite launches

ESRANGE SPACE CENTRE (Sweden) (AFP) - As the mercury drops to minus 20 Celsius, a research rocket lifts off from one of the world's northernmost space centres, its burner aglow in the twilight of Sweden's snowy Arctic forests.

AFP

The first photograph of the entire globe: 50 years on, Blue Marble still inspires

December 7 marks the 50-year anniversary of the Blue Marble photograph. The crew of NASA’s Apollo 17 spacecraft – the last manned mission to the Moon – took a photograph of Earth and changed the way we visualised our planet forever.

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Calvary Hospital emergency department operating as usual after fire and evacuation

The theatre complex remained closed on Wednesday afternoon.

The Canberra Times

Artemis I is on its way home from the Moon after flying just 80 miles over the lunar surface

NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) monitored the Artemis I Orion capsule before and after its scheduled return powered flyby, when it was behind the Moon.

Inverse

What does it take to be an astronaut? After dreaming of the stars, I decided to find out

I got very close to becoming a European Space Agency astronaut, but the final lesson was a bittersweet one, says doctor Kevin Fong

The Guardian - UK

Artemis I vs. Artemis II: Here’s how these missions will prep astronauts’ lunar return

The NASA Artemis Program aims to land humans on the Moon soon. But to reach the goal of the Artemis III mission, NASA's first two Moon visits must succeed.

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The world finally has its first 'parastronaut'. Can we expect anyone to be able to go to space one day?

The European Space Agency made history last week with the announcement of the first “parastronaut”, 41-year-old UK citizen John McFall.

Daily Mirror

Dis Life: 'Government needs to change how housing works for disabled people'

Out of the 14 million people living in poverty, 3.5 million are disabled people and another 3.5 million have a disabled person in their household, writes Anna Morell from Disability Rights UK

Daily Record

People on legacy benefits may still trigger an automatic move to Universal Credit before migration in 2028

DWP boss Mel Stride said 33% of ESA claimants are likely to lose out as a consequence of the planned managed migration.

LiveScience

42 jaw-dropping James Webb Space Telescope images

From nebulas and black holes to baby star nurseries and ancient collisions, the universe has never looked more beautiful thanks to NASA's $10 billion-telescope.

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James Webb space telescope uncovers chemical secrets of distant world – paving the way for studying Earth-like planets

Since the first planet orbiting a star other than the Sun was discovered in 1995, we have realised that planets and planetary systems are more diverse than we ever imagined. Such distant worlds – exoplanets – give us the opportunity to study how planets behave in different situations. And learning…

The Canberra Times

'Years in the making and we are frustrated': Paramedics condemn ESA leadership

ACT Ambulance staff call for reform amid staff shortages and fatigue.

Evening Standard

John McFall: Who is the first disabled astronaut in history?

The world’s first disabled astronaut is set to make history.

Radio France Internationale

Who is Sophie Adenot, the French engineer destined for space?

Sophie Adenot is the second French woman astronaut in history, after Claudie Haigneré who made her first flight aboard the Mir station in 1996. She was one of five new astronauts selected to represent the European Space Agency (ESA).

France 24

French astronaut Sophie Adenot: 'Space is everywhere in our lives'

The European Space Agency (ESA) unveiled its new class of career astronauts on Wednesday, selecting France's Sophie Adenot and four other candidates from a list of more than 22,500 applicants. A helicopter pilot in the French army, Adenot becomes France's second woman astronaut after Claudie Haigneré. She spoke to FRANCE…

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European Space Agency names new astronauts, adopts record budget

The European Space Agency has named five new career astronauts – two women and three men – while member states agreed to boost the agency's budget by 17 percent in order to keep up with competition from the United States and China.

AFP

European Space Agency names new astronauts, agrees record budget

Paris (AFP) - The European Space Agency announced five new career astronauts as well as history's first astronaut recruit with a disability on Wednesday after adopting a record budget to fund its projects.

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