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Date: Jan 26 13:08 2012

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ESA's CubeSats near the end of a five year journey The excitement is mounting, not only at the launch site in Kourou, French Guiana, but also in universities across Europe, as ESA's Vega launch vehicle is prepared for its maiden flight. Among the payloads on board Europe's latest rocket are seven student-built CubeSats sponsored by ESA. The story of the ESA CubeSats - dubbed the 'ESA Cubs' - began in May 2007, when the Agency decided to include an educational payload, including up to six CubeSats, on the first flight of Vega. This was followed in January 2008 by the first dedicated CubeSat workshop to be held at European level. Read more __________________

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Date: Jan 23 20:55 2009

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The Second European CubeSat Workshop, organised by the ESA Education Office, was held at the European Space Technology and Research Centre (ESTEC) in the Netherlands from 20 to 22 January 2009. Following the success of a similar workshop in 2008, there was an even higher level of interest shown by universities and students for this year's event, with more than 200 participants representing universities from many countries. The first day of the workshop programme included a series of talks about the status of the nine CubeSats that will be launched as a secondary payload on the maiden flight of Europe's Vega launch vehicle - a flight opportunity offered to universities by the ESA Education Office, in cooperation with the Agency's Launchers Directorate. Read more __________________

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