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Outer space phone call to Finnish President
The President of Finland, Tarja Halonen, received a phone call from the International Space Station on Monday. Astronaut Timothy L. Kopra initiated the call, according to Finnish news source Helsingin...
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Sweden’s top astronaut makes second trip into space
Once infamously known as the astronaut who couldn’t get a ride into outer space, Sweden’s Christer Fuglesang is currently enjoying his second mission into the Great Unknown. It took years for Sweden’s...
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Norway launches new satellite
Thor 6, the latest satellite from the Norwegian Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc), has been successfully released into orbit from its launch site at the French Guiana Spaceport of Kourou. The new...
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Indian launch for Norwegian nano satellite
The first satellite to be developed in Norway is set to be launched in India. AISSat-1, a cube-shaped nano satellite weighing just six kilograms and measuring 20 x 20 x 20cm, will be used to improve...
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Norwegian satellite to launch in August
The first Norwegian satellite is to be launched this summer in order to keep track of maritime activities in the High North. The AIS (Automatic Identification System) is used by ships and Vessel...
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Rocket dreams fail to get off the ground in Denmark
A group of amateur astronauts may have to suspend their rocket launch for a year after their attempt to propel a man-sized dummy into space from Denmark went up in smoke. The Copenhagen Suborbitals...
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Greenland rocks unlock golden shower secrets
Scientists say rocks from Greenland prove that precious metals, such as gold, were deposited in the Earth’s crust by asteroid showers billions of years ago. The researchers from the University of...
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Sweden on course to become a global spaceport
This is not science fiction. Swedish company Spaceport Sweden is reportedly being courted by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic as potential major operational partner in Virgin’s space tourism...
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