December 2014
Before Rosetta: Svetlana Gerasimenko’s story
... had discovered a new comet, I returned to Almaty for further observations. Svetlana Gerasimenko and Klim Churyumov in Kourou, French Guiana, just before the launch of the Rosetta spacecraft in March 2004 After my PhD I was invited to Dushanbe to the...
October 2015
Taking AIM with ESA: proposing the first visit to a binary asteroid system
... be applied to other targets should the need arise. Planned to be launched by a Soyuz-Fregat launcher from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, AIM will have a projected launch mass of 800kg – less than a third of Rosetta’s launch mass. Measuring...
March 2016
Rosetta – Starting from Scratch
... teams were trained and looking forward to the start of the great adventure. The spacecraft was in Kourou, French Guiana, being prepared for launch. We were ready.
August 2016
Rosetta overcomes major setback
... and we were very concerned. Waiting for more concrete news, the project and industry teams in Kourou, French Guiana, continued to prepare the spacecraft for launch, and we did the same, completing our simulations programme. However...
February 2018
Growth drivers, requirements and threats in the smallsat industry
... an essential element to further reduce cost by avoiding costly transport of satellites to launch pads in the USA, French Guiana, Russia or Japan, and increase launch frequency. In addition, becoming a spaceport is a very promising opportunity for...
November 2018
BepiColombo – a mission to explore Mercury
... instruments. Together, the two make up BepiColombo, which will be launched on an Ariane 5 from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana in October 2018. It will use the gravity of Earth, Venus and Mercury, in combination with the thrust provided...
