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space:uk - Winter 2013, Issue 39
This edition of space:UK, from the UK Space Agency, looks at the Rosetta mission to land on Comet 67P, how Inmarsat satellites provide broadband internet across remote areas of the globe, and a profile of European missions designed to investigate our changing planet. Articles include: *Recent news: including Europe’s gravity mission ends, new space telescope takes shape and the spacecraft that have changed our view of the Universe *How to land on a comet: Rosetta, the comet-chasing mission, prepares to wake for a year of ambitious exploration *Connecting the Earth: Inside the central London control room of one of the world’s most sophisticated communications networks *Observing the blue planet: Profiling the missions that are transforming our understanding of Earth
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