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Article: Travel: Toulouse la star trek.(Features)
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- Birmingham Evening Mail (England)
- Article date:
- March 6, 2003
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Byline: ANDREW COLEMAN
WHEN I was invited to visit France's second largest university city I never suspected I would find myself inside a Russian space station.
Even more surprising, the fully equipped Soviet-built Mir test model was standing next to a replica of the 150 feet tall Ariane 5 rocket. These are just two of the exhibits at Cite de L'Espace, a scientific space park 10 minutes drive from the historic city of Toulouse in south west France.
Toulouse has a history of aeronautical research and development and ...