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UK left behind on flightpath to space ; As the European Space Agency freighter craft Jules Verne goes into orbit to rendezvous with the International Space Station, Mark Hempsell, senior lecturer in astronautics at Bristol University, explains why he

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From: Western Daily Press (Bristol UK)
Date: 20080312
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As the European Space Agency freighter craft Jules Verne goes into orbit to rendezvous with the International Space Station, Mark Hempsell, senior lecturer in astronautics at Bristol University, explains why he thinks that we are opting out of mankind's future

We have just seen the launches of two key Euro-pean components of the International Space Station - these are the Jules Verne cargo delivery vehicle and the laboratory module named Columbus.

The assembly of the 500 tonnes space station began 10 years ago and, after delays caused by the aftermath of the loss of the shuttle ...

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