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These false-colour Landsat images from 1984, 1990, 2000 and 2011 show agricultural development in northern Saudi Arabia close to the border with Jordan, about 150 km west of the city of Sakakah. The false colour makes vegetation look mostly red in this image sequence, and allows for better discrimination between different vegetation types than normal images.

ESA supports the Landsat series as a Third Party Mission, meaning it uses its ground infrastructure and expertise to acquire, process and distribute Landsat data to users.

For more information, please visit: www.esa.int/esaEO/SEMH2IWW32H_index_0.html

Credits: USGS/ESA

Another stunning image of our Earth from ESA astronaut André Kuipers, Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.

Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa, standing at 5895 metres (19341 feet) above sea-level.

André Kuipers is onboard the ISS for ESA's long duration mission, PromISSe. For further details on his mission, please visit: www.esa.int/SPECIALS/PromISSe/index.html

Credits: ESA/NASA

An Ariane 5 launcher lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 16 May 2012
on its mission to place two telecommunications satellites, JCSAT-13 and Vinasat-2, into their
planned transfer orbits.

Liftoff of flight VA206, the 62nd Ariane 5 mission, came at 22:13 GMT (00:13 CEST;
19:13 French Guiana).

Credits: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique Video du CSG

An Ariane 5 launcher lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 16 May 2012
on its mission to place two telecommunications satellites, JCSAT-13 and Vinasat-2, into their
planned transfer orbits.

Liftoff of flight VA206, the 62nd Ariane 5 mission, came at 22:13 GMT (00:13 CEST;
19:13 French Guiana).

Credits: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique Video du CSG

A stunning view of Earth as captured by ESA astronaut André Kuipers onboard the International Space Station.

André is on the orbital outpost for ESA's long duration mission, PromISSe. He departed for the space station in December 2011, and will remain onboard, performing experiments and maintenance for over six months.

For further information on André's mission, and to see more stunning pictures, please visit: www.esa.int/SPECIALS/PromISSe/index.html

Credits: ESA/NASA