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jan12
2012 CVA calendar
Calendar which gives the important events scheduled by the Presidency of the City of Bremen, as well as CVA gatherings, educational programmes and other significant space-related events,
dec16
2012 CVA Summer School at Salon de Provence
Salon de Provence and the Ecole de l'Air to host the 2012 CVA Summer School (1-28 July)
Salon de Provence and the Ecole de l'Air will host the CVA Summer School on 1‑28 July 2012. This is aimed at students having completed at least three years’ scientific or engineering studies in higher education and at young space professionals. The 2012 session will have as its main theme human spaceflight and will include tours of firms in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Toulouse regions. Registration will begin in all Ariane Cities in February 2012.
Further information can be obtained on Salon de Provence from Hamid Dermèche, Director of Economic Affairs, Salon de Provence town hall; on the Ecole de l'Air from Commandant Stéphane Brasset, responsible for Summer School 2012; and on the CVA, from Magali Foulet, Assistant to the General Delegate, CVA office, Paris. See: http://www.villes-ariane.org/fr/programmes/ and http://www.villes-ariane.org/en/programmes/ .
dec16
Forum de l'Aéronautique at Salon de Provence
Some 350 people eagerly visited Salon de Provence’s first Forum de l'Aéronautique, which took place at the Espace Charles Trenet on 9 December 2011 and was organised by the Mission Locale du Pays Salonais. The CVA was present to promote European space transportation and speak up for the space sector at a stand shared with Espace’éco, the town hall’s initiative to help local firms develop.
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oct25
A very good start for the Galileo constellation
The first two operational satellites in the Galileo constellation launched by the first Soyuz rocket lifting off from the new launch complex at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana at 07:30 local time (12:30 CEST ; 10:30 GMT) on 21 October 2011 are now on their circular medium-Earth orbit. They are functioning well. No doubt, this is a true success for European Space.
For further info on this event ; to re-watch this historic launch or to know more about satellite navigation and the future Galileo constellation, please connect to the web portals of Arianespace (www.arianespace.com), ESA (www.esa.int), CNES (www.cnes.fr), DLR (www.dlr.de) and for information about satellite navigation systems to the European-Commission / ESA site at: http://www.satellite-
oct21
A historic moment for European Space
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The launch of the first two operational satellites in the Galileo constellation by the first Soyuz rocket to be launched from French Guiana is a historic moment for European Space. Many events have been organised by the space agencies and space industry in several European cities and a special programme set up by the European Commission, on the Solidarnosc Esplanade, in front of the European Parliament, 60, rue Wiertz, in Brussels. The launch is scheduled for the 21 October 2011 at 12:30:26 CEST* (10:30:26 GMT).
To follow the even on the web, please connect to one of the following webportals: Arianespace, ESA, CNES, DLR, ASI, European Commission's audiovisual Services.