07 April 2016
Ariane 6 Rocket Still on Schedule for 2020
... to certain criteria between now and the end of the development phase,” Charmeau said. “It’s an inflation computation.” The Ariane 64 carries four strap-on boosters and can place satellites weighing a combined 10,500 kilograms into orbit. Patrick...
August 2016
Rosetta overcomes major setback
... launch due to the on-going investigations on the December Ariane 5 failure because the risks of launch were considered too...first estimations of the injection trajectory it became clear that Ariane 5 had done a perfect job, delivering Rosetta very ...
October 2017
Exploring Jupiter’s icy moons
... are given in Table 2. The mission is based on a launch from the Centre Spatial de Guyane in Kourou (CSG) with Ariane 5 ECA with direct escape. The baseline launch is 1 June 2022, which is in the middle of a 20-day launch window...
18 March 2016
President of ISA Against Avio Takeover
..., alone or with partners. In December 2014, ESA countries have agreed to a multi-year investment in Ariane 6 and upgrades to the Vega rocket. With Ariane 6’s boosters and Vega’s first stage produced by Avio, the production run is likely to be more...
26 January 2018
NASA launches GOLD to study Earth-space boundary
...start to its assignment, yesterday with the help of a European Ariane 5 rocket, NASA launched a satellite that is hosting its Global... had been lost or placed in the wrong orbit after the Ariane 5 rocket it hitched a ride on lost contact with ground ...
19 October 2018
Countdown begins for the launch of BepiColombo
...-time so we are prepared for every possible eventuality.” BepiColombo is set for launch at 01:45 GMT (03:45 CEST) on 20 October, on board an Ariane 5 rocket. Once the spacecraft separates from the rocket's 'upper stage', teams at ESOC will take over...
