The esa instruments are used to detect thermal emissions in the earth 's atmosphere .
esa的仪器用来检测地球大气的热量排放。
Esa announced sept. 7 that it had been fixed , however .
不过欧洲航天局于9月7日宣布它已经被修好了。
While declaring the polar bear threatened by global warming , the bush interior department added a rule that limited the use of the esa to curb greenhouse gas emissions .
So far , however , all the signs are good that this second of esa 's earth explorer satellites in orbit is fit and healthy following launch and will be able to deliver the data to advance our understanding of earth 's water cycle .
After taking their first tentative steps , the crew planted the flags of russia , the european space agency ( esa ) and china and took soil samples in an experiment that russia and europe hope to repeat for real by 2040 .