Recent Europe News: Europe left torn between outrage and anxiety on Greece - Mon, 13 Feb 2012 Europe's left is torn between outrage and anxiety over drastic cuts in living standards and working conditions being imposed on Greeks by the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. Indignation ... China says Europe debt crisis is now 'critical' - Mon, 13 Feb 2012 Europe's debt crisis has reached a "critical juncture", Beijing said on Monday, a day ahead of talks between Chinese leaders and European Union officials. Europe's new space rocket Vega makes first flight - Sun, 12 Feb 2012 Europe on Monday successfully launched a new lightweight rocket carrying a test payload, culminating a more than 12-year quest to master the entire range of space launchers. Europe's first Vega rocket blasts off successfully - Mon, 13 Feb 2012 KOUROU, French Guiana (Reuters) - Europe's first Vega rocket blasted off from French Guiana Monday in a successful inaugural flight aimed at giving Europe a vehicle for scientific satellite missions. The rocket took off from the European Space Agency's (ESA) launch site in Kourou, French Guiana, on the northeast coast of South America at 7.00 a.m. (1000 GMT), with nine scientific satellites on ... Europe Launches New Vega Rocket on Maiden Voyage - Mon, 13 Feb 2012 A brand-new rocket soared into space early Monday (Feb. 13) in a launch debut that carried nine small satellites and the hopes of the European Space Agency all the way into orbit.
|
|