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European Space Agency Plans Ground Station In Argentina

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Monday, June 29th, 2009

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Making Another ESA Facility In South America, After Spaceport The European Space Agency (ESA) announced plans for a ground station to be built in South America, assuming negotiations are successful. The ESA station would be built in Malargue, Argentina, where a 35-meter (114.8 foot) antenna will be installed. ESA already has facilities in South America, the foremost being the European Spaceport in French Guiana. The antenna is the first infrastructure to be built in Argentina by ESA. "The site offers…

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