ESA signs $414M satellite contract

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Berlin (UPI) May 27, 2008
The European Space Agency and Astrium GmbH have signed a $414 million contract to produce the EarthCARE satellite, the ESA's sixth Earth Explorer mission.

The contract was signed Tuesday in Berlin by Volker Liebig, ESA's director of Earth observation; Evert Dudok, chief executive officer of Astrium Satellites; and Uwe Minne, Astrium's director of Earth observation and science. Also attending the ceremony was German Chancellor Angela Merkel, ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain and Johan-Dietrich Worner, head of the German Aerospace Center.

As the project's prime contractor, Astrium will be responsible for the satellite's design, development and integration.

The mission, developed in co-operation with the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, will also address the need for a better understanding of the interactions between cloud, radiative and aerosol processes that play a role in climate regulation.

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ESA And Argentina Sign Extension Of Cooperation Agreement

Paris, France (ESA) May 21, 2008
The Cooperation Agreement between the Argentine Republic and ESA has been renewed for five years. The Exchange of Letters to renew the Cooperation Agreement between the Argentine Republic and ESA was signed by Ren� Oosterlinck, ESA�s Director of Legal Affairs and External Relations, and Ambassador Victorio Taccetti, Secretary of External Relations, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Buenos Aires.

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