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NASA: five Earth science missions to be launched in 2014

Washington, USA - The first, a satellite developed with the apan Aerospace Exploration Agency, will start on February 27

For the first time in more than a decade, five NASA Earth science missions will be launched into space in the same year including two to the International Space Station (ISS). "As NASA prepares for future missions to an asteroid and Mars, we’re focused on Earth right now", said agency Administrator Charles Bolden. "With five new missions set to launch in 2014, this really is shaping up to be the y...

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Rome, Italy, 01/23/2014 19:42
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