| Author (Person) | Cookson, Clive |
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| Series Title | Financial Times |
| Series Details | 9.4.10 |
| Publication Date | 09/04/2010 |
| Content Type | News |
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European scientists expressed 'immense relief' on 8 April 2010 when a Russian rocket put their Cryosat-2 satellite into a perfect Earth orbit after a catastrophic failure of the previous attempt. The €140m mission, which will monitor changes in the polar ice caps, is a duplicate of a 2005 attempt when the rocket’s second stage failed and the satellite crashed into the Indian Ocean. Europe's first mission dedicated to studying the Earth’s ice was launched from Kazakhstan. From its polar orbit, CryoSat-2 will send back data leading to new insights into how ice is responding to climate change and the role it plays in our 'Earth system'. |
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| Subject Categories | Culture, Education and Research, Environment |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
