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Barcelona in Space: Rocket Launch Live Online 10:25pm CET, Friday December 7, 2006

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Barcelona TelevisiÃ³ will broadcast La nit aeronÃ utica, live,
on Friday 8 December, (10.25 p.m.). The special programme is for the
launch of the space rocket Ariane 5, which has been baptised Ciutat de Barcelona.

The Barcelona television programme will follow the launch of the rocket
from the base at Kourou (French Guyana) and at CosmoCaixa, where the
event will be shown on giant screens.

Cristina Vicente, who will lead the programme through space from the
Barcelona TelevisiÃ³ studio, will establish links with Silvia Carbonell
(at CosmoCaixa) and with Vanessa Petit (at the Kourou base).

The objective of the rocket launch is to put two US communications
satellites into orbit. When the nosecone is opened, it will fall back
towards Earth, and will disintegrate when it enters into contact with
the atmosphere.

You can also watch the broadcast live on the Barcelona TelevisiÃ³ website within the section “Barcelona TV en directe”.