04 October 2018
Space cluster launch takes UK beyond the final frontier
... were developed such as the Blue Streak and Black Knight which were the pre-cursor to the Ariane rockets, and the top-secret Chevaline but Westcott’s rockets have also been used for space...
31 December 2018
Spaceplane Hermes: Europe’s dream of independent manned spaceflight
... than with a spaceplane… which is one good reason why this book is a welcome addition to the literature! As Europe’s Ariane 5 launch vehicle nears retirement, it is worth remembering that – in addition to its role as a satellite launcher - it was...
07 August 2019
Successful launch of the second SpaceDataHighway satellite
... (also known as EDRS, European Data Relay System), has been successfully launched into geostationary orbit at 31° East by an Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana. After a test period, it will double transmission capacity of the system in order...
16 December 2021
NASA delays launch of JWST
... Space Agency officials advised that the problem was discovered after the telescope was installed on the Ariane 5 rocket on Saturday. This meant that all the tests had to be run again to make sure everything was...
20 May 2022
Outer Space V2
..., this is just as well because the more critical reader might ask ‘what makes this worthy of inclusion?’ An Ariane 5 launch, a Soyuz booster with its red engine nozzles highlighted, ESTEC’s large space simulator… surely anyone...
