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The European probe Mars Express will be launched on May 23

Paris, France - Russian carrier Soyuz-Fregat will launch orbit the probe

It will be Russian carrier Soyuz-Fregat to launch in orbit Mars Express, European Space Agency probe. The launch has been fixed on May 23, from Baikonur cosmodrome, in Kazakistan. Mars’ ground geologic mapping with particular regarding to the water search, is primary mission object. It will be just an Italian equipment, realized in Rome by Institute for interplanetary space physics, to establish t...

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Rome, Italy, 02/27/2003 15:43
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