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On December 24, 1979, the Ariane launch vehicle made its first flight from French Guyana. During 30 years of service, a total of 277 payloads have been delivered into geostationary transfer orbit, low Earth orbit, Sun-synchronous orbit and on Earth escape trajectories for 73 customers.

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Carnival of Space #135 is hosted at Steve’s Astro Corner.

This week you can read about a partial lunar eclipse, the chemical composition of Io, Titan explorers, the wreck of the Mars Polar Lander, Sun spots, geysers on the surface of Enceladus, and much more.