Europe puts Earth observation satellite through final checks

Europe's most ambitious and expensive Earth-observation satellite - Envisat - is getting its final tests at the European Space Agency (ESA) technical center here in preparation for launch this summer on an Ariane 5 rocket. "Envisat is a major challenge for Europe because it's the first time anyone...

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