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An ESA astronaut is set for launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket (SpaceX/PA)

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ESA astronaut set for launch on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket

The instantaneous launch window opens at 11.11 BST on Thursday, with a back-up opportunity available on Friday at 10.49 BST

<p>While ESA is non-governmental and the UK’s membership is not in question, some of the agency’s programmes are financed by the EU. File Picture</p>

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European Space Agency hoping for UK involvement in EU-funded space programmes

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First Irish satellite to be launched in space

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3D printing could bring space travel into a new era

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Ireland takes a shot at entering the €5bn space race

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Take a video flyover of Mars in this reconstruction of the surface

Robot prepares for first-ever spacecraft landing on a comet

A fridge-sized robot lab hurtling through the Solar System aboard a European probe is about to wake from hibernation and prepare for the first-ever landing by a spacecraft on a comet.

Fri, 28 Mar, 2014

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ESA astronaut set for launch on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket

European Space Agency hoping for UK involvement in EU-funded space programmes

First Irish satellite to be launched in space

3D printing could bring space travel into a new era

Ireland takes a shot at entering the €5bn space race

Take a video flyover of Mars in this reconstruction of the surface

Robot prepares for first-ever spacecraft landing on a comet

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Mick Clifford

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ESA astronaut set for launch on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket

European Space Agency hoping for UK involvement in EU-funded space programmes

First Irish satellite to be launched in space

3D printing could bring space travel into a new era

Ireland takes a shot at entering the €5bn space race

Take a video flyover of Mars in this reconstruction of the surface

Robot prepares for first-ever spacecraft landing on a comet

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Mick Clifford

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