Photos: Paris Air & Space Show 2013 in Pictures

Speakers of the Roundtable "Alphasat: Fostering Competitiveness Through Partnership"

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Speakers of the roundtable "Alphasat: Fostering Competitiveness Through Partnership" stand outside the ESA pavilion at the Paris Air & Space Show on June 18, 2013. A model of an Alphasat stands in the background.

ESA Director General Welcomes Vladimir Popovkin, Head of Roscomos

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ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain welcomes Vladimir Popovkin, Head of the Russian Federal Space Agency, Roscomos, ESA at the Paris Air & Space Show on June 18, 2013.

Roundtable 'Alphasat: Fostering Competitiveness Through Partnership'

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Speakers take part in a roundtable discussion entitled: "Roundtable 'Alphasat: Fostering Competitiveness Through Partnership,' at the Paris Air & Space Show, June 18, 2013.

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