New Technology Helps Europe Get to the Moon
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The European spacecraft, SMART-1, is set to establish a standard orbit around the moon on Monday evening after a thirteen month journey towards earth&#39;s satellite.
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Finally, it was Europe's turn to take a giant leap into an unexplored world. After decades of running third in space headlines behind the U.S. and Soviet-Russian programs, the 15-country ESA last week captured center stage with the successful landing of the Huygens probe on Saturn's largest moon, Titan, after a seven-year voyage.
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PARIS The first European spacecraft sent to the Moon has entered orbit there, the European Space Agency said on Tuesday. The SMART-1 spacecraft reached its closest point to the Moon so far, coming within 5,000
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Europe&#39;s first mission to the Moon has arrived and begun orbiting, 14 months after its launch from French Guiana. European Space Agency officials confirmed Tuesday the SMART-1 spacecraft reached
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PARIS -- A European rocket roared yesterday into space from a launch pad in South America, placing into orbit a surveillance satellite billed as giving France's military new abilities to spy worldwide.
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It&#39;s been a long trip, but Europe&#39;s first Moon mission is finally nearing its goal. SMART-1, launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) way back on 27 September 2003, will go into orbit around the Moon on 15 November.
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Europe's first probe to the Moon, SMART-1, crashed onto the lunar surface as scheduled at 7.42 am (0542 GMT) Sunday, ending a successful 16-month mission, the European Space Agency announced.
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By David McHugh< Associated Press  DARMSTADT, Germany - Europe's first spacecraft to the moon smashed into a volcanic plain as planned Sunday, signaling in a bright flash the end of a successful mission to test a new propulsion system and navigation technology for flights to other planets.
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Europe&#39;s first mission to the moon, SMART-1, has been placed in orbit around the moon. European Space Agency (ESA) science director David Southwood says the moon&#39;s gravity captured the probe Monday.
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By DAVID McHUGH DARMSTADT, Germany - Europe's first spacecraft to the moon smashed into a volcanic plain as planned Sunday, signaling in a bright flash the end of a successful mission to test a new propulsion system and navigation technology for flights to other planets.
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Europe's Huygens spacecraft is set to make history as it heads for its rendezvous with Saturn's moon Titan.
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Europeâs first mission to the moon is just days away from its goal after taking the slow boat from Earth more than a year ago. The spacecraft, dubbed SMART-1, will make its first close pass by the moon on the evening of Nov.
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European spacecraft Smart is set to enter into orbit around the Moon on Monday.
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The SMART-1 probe has entered its lunar orbit, and the history books as the first European mission to have done so. Professor David Southwood, director of science for the European Space Agency (ESA), said: &quot;Europe
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ORLANDO, Florida -- Replanting boot prints on the Moon. Hurling expeditionary crews to distant and dusty Mars and other destinations. Executing a 21st century outreach campaign to faraway worlds demands a safe, sustainable, and affordable transport vehicle system.
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UK technology that will safely guide a spacecraft to Saturnâs largest moon is being adapted to land aeroplanes, help emergency services reach accidents quickly and improve safety on our roads.
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PARIS - Europe&#39;s dishwasher-sized spacecraft has entered a lunar orbit. The unmanned mission is the continent&#39;s first voyage to the moon.