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June 06, 2013

Europe launches record cargo for space station
Kourou, Guyana (AFP) Jun 05, 2013
A European rocket blasted off from French Guiana on Wednesday carrying a record 6.6 tonnes of cargo for the International Space Station (ISS) and its orbiting crew. A space freighter with food, water, oxygen, science experiments and special treats for the astronauts was launched on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe's spaceport in Kourou as planned at 6:52:11 pm (21:52:11 GMT). The robot craft dubbed Albert Einstein is scheduled to separate from its launcher an hour after liftoff, somewhere over ... read more

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