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Proposed space time capsule

Proposed space time capsule

|- | 2001 | Launch delayed to 2003

The recession in the worldwide space activity from 2000 to 2002 and the attacks on the World Trade Center on 11 September 2001 caused the launch to be further delayed.
2003
Launch delayed to 2006
The reorganization of the French Space Agency and the failure of the qualifying launch of Ariane V pushed the launch date back to 2006.
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2005
ESA signs off on technical feasibility

| |- | 2006 | Launch delayed to 2007/2008

In 2006, the launch was delayed again, due to "lack of enthusiasm of several partners due to the prolongations of the project".
2008
Jean-Marc Philippe died
Jean-Marc Philippe died on 12 November 2008. Before his death, he held a degree in geophysics and also worked as a painter.
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2008
Launch delayed to 2010/2011
The launch was delayed due to "restructuring of the data processing industry".
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2009
Original end of message collection
Deadline for message collection was extended to the end of 2014. The contribution deadline was originally 31 December 2009, but , it has been extended to end of 2014.
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2011
Launch delayed to 2012
Launch was delayed due to "armed conflicts and political conditions of the world"
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2012
Launch delayed to 2013

| |- | 2013 | Launch delayed to 2015/2016 | |- | 2016 | Launch delayed to 2018/2019 | |- | 2018 | End of message collection | |- | 2019 | Planned launch | The KEO was previously planned to launch in 2019, but this did not happen. |}

References

References

  1. "FAQ". keo.org.
  2. [http://www.edgelife.net/issues/2003/05/keo.html Edge Life Magazine, May 2003] {{webarchive. link. (8 April 2005)
  3. "Timeline of the far future". bbc.com.
  4. (2008). "Humans, Nature, and Birds: Science Art from Cave Walls to Computer Screens". [[Yale University Press]].
  5. (2012-02-27). "Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste: The Social Science of Garbage". [[SAGE Publications]].
  6. (September 16, 2002). "Imprints in space and time". [[The Hindu]].
  7. "KEOMAG". keo.org.
  8. [http://www.keo.org/uk/keomag/index.php KEOMAG]
  9. [http://www.keo.org/necro/necro_UK.html Jean-Marc Philippe's death announcement]
  10. [http://www.keo.org/Alerte.html Les dates de KEO] (in French)
  11. "FAQ". keo.org.
  12. (July 27, 2010). "Life After People". [[Flight 33 Productions]].
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