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Rocket departs French Guiana on Big Bang mission

May. 15, 2009
A rocket carrying the largest telescope ever has launched into space on a mission that European scientists hope will help unravel the mystery of the universe's creation. The Ariane-5 rocket was loaded with the Herschel space telescope and the Planck...
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KOUROU, French Guiana, May 14 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency's Herschel and Planck satellites went into space Thursday aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from the French spaceport in French Guiana.

Herschel, Planck ready for Thursday launch

KOUROU, French Guiana, May 13 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency says the Ariane 5 rocket that will carry the Herschel and Planck satellites into space has been declared ready for launch.
Herschel and Planck await liftoff

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PASADENA, Calif., May 5 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency's Herschel and Planck spacecraft are fueled and awaiting launch, with U.S. scientists playing important roles in both projects.

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PARIS, April 28 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency says it has set the liftoff date for its twin satellites, Herschel and Planck, from Europe's spaceport in French Guiana.

Herschel and Planck launch postponed

PARIS, April 20 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency says it has again postponed the joint launch of its Herschel and Planck spacecraft.

ESA delays Herschel, Planck launch date

PARIS, April 2 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency has again postponed scheduling a joint launch date for its Herschel and Planck spacecraft.

ESA postpones Herschel-Planck launch

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The ESA prepares for a dual April launch

PARIS, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency says it is preparing to move its Herschel and Planck spacecraft to Europe's spaceport in Kouron, French Guiana, within two weeks.
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ESA: Herschel space telescope is assembled

PARIS, April 23 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency announced the completion of the assembly of the Herschel space telescope and the start of several weeks of testing the spacecraft.

ESA preparing Herschel for 2008 launch

NOORDWIJK, Netherlands, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency's Dutch research center is in the final steps of preparing the infrared observatory Herschel for launch later this year.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler