February 2018
Our space future lies in innovation
...cause of astronautics in his roles as President of the French national space agency (CNES), Chair of the Council ...one-way colonisation trip. French President Emmanuel Macron was welcomed to the Guiana Space Centre (CSG) in French Guiana at the end of...
September 2016
Co-operating in space transcends national identity
.... Do we need to wait until they put foot on the Moon or on Mars? An Ariane rocket on its launch pad in French Guiana - the programme can be viewed as a symbol of European cooperation. I am ready to believe because it is only in confrontation with the...
January 2019
Materials make the space mission
... human engineering products are required to function Arrival at the launch site means exposure to humidity - especially in French Guiana and Florida - and presence of chemical substances such as cleaning agents and solvents, propellant and oxidisers...
30 November 2015
LISA Pathfinder set for liftoff
.... LISA Pathfinder aboard the Vega launcher – fully assembled in its mobile gantry at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. “LISA Pathfinder is a complex mission,” says flight director Andreas Rudolph. “Even after we’re safely in space, we will...
14 July 2022
Europe's Vega-C rocket makes successful debut flight
... rocket was infectious at the launch site in French Guiana this week (Wednesday, 13 July) as the countdown..., flight VV21 eventually lifted off smoothly from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana at 10:13 Kourou local time (15:13 CEST) on a mission lasting...
12 March 2015
ESA re-entry vehicle could pave way for reusable launcher
...a.m. EST (1300 GMT) Wednesday aboard a Vega rocket from the Guiana Space Center on the northern coast of South America. The launch ...in a phone interview from the launch site in Kourou, French Guiana. “Everything went smooth, and we are ready for the ...
