Rosetta confirms ice on a comet 67P – Polish Radio

                             The European Space Agency (ESA) Rosetta mission of ten years. Now the culmination and achieved success.
                         

In early August a probe reached the comet 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko and has since led up observations. The lander Philae in November settled on the surface of a comet. Thanks to this success, the European Space Agency has a chance to become as well-known in the world as NASA.

The European Space Agency ( European Space Agency, ESA) is an intergovernmental organization. Its task is the implementation of a common European program of research and exploitation of space. The Agency also supports the development of a modern and competitive industry in the Member States. The ESA consists of 20 Member States: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Spain, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Poland (November 2012.), Portugal, Romania, Switzerland, Sweden , the United Kingdom and Italy. On the basis of a separate agreement in the work ESA also participates Canada.

About working ESA Charles Wojcicki told the Copernicus Science Centre, which also revealed that share in the success of the probe are Poles. We invite you to listen.

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Title broadcasts: Europe since the kitchen

He: Ernest Zozuń

Guest: Charles Wojcicki (the Copernicus Science Centre)

Date of issue: 11/13/2014

Time issue: 17.20

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