Herschell space telescope successfully launched

On May 14^the, ESA successfully launched the space telescopes Herschel and Planck. Herschel contains three instruments. One instrument, the HIFI, was build in Groningen. They were shot into space with an Ariane-5 rocket from Kourou in French Guyana at 3.12 p.m. Dutch time. Over 800 people came to the Space Expo in Noordwijk to watch the launch live.

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