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- Preparing Smile for space
on May 15, 2026 at 2:00 pmVideo: 00:04:42 Before Smile can begin studying how Earth responds to the streams of particles and bursts of radiation from the Sun, the spacecraft had to complete an extraordinary journey […]
- How to follow the Smile launch live
on May 12, 2026 at 9:30 amESA will be broadcasting live as the European-Chinese Smile mission launches at 04:52 BST/05:52 CEST (00:52 local time) on 19 May 2026.Smile will launch on a European Vega-C rocket from Europe’s […]
- Smile's journey from launch to orbit
on May 12, 2026 at 8:00 amVideo: 00:02:43 Our next space science mission is about to begin its space adventure.After more than 10 years of designing, developing, building and testing, Smile is now ready for action.Its […]
- Another one: Ariane 6 flies with four boosters once more
on April 30, 2026 at 12:00 pmUpdated on 30 April 2026On 30 April 2026, four P120C boosters ignited and lifted Ariane 6 to the skies, for the second time. Flight VA268 took 32 satellites for Amazon’s Leo constellation to […]
- Doubling ESA’s deep space capabilities at New Norcia with deep space antenna 4
on April 7, 2026 at 7:15 amESA’s newest deep space antenna, DSA 4 (also called NNO-3), is now fully online – representing a powerful new addition that strengthens the Agency’s reach across the Solar System and boosts the […]
- A rare encounter: How Juice came to observe 3I/ATLAS
on March 23, 2026 at 7:30 amNo matter how much planning goes into space missions, one must always expect the unexpected. But luck favours the prepared. In July 2025, an unexpected visitor entered our Solar System, interstellar […]
- Hera on course for asteroid rendezvous
on March 17, 2026 at 12:00 pmA successful deep-space manoeuvre has put ESA’s Hera spacecraft on course for its rendezvous with the Didymos binary asteroid system later this year.
- "She flies satellites. One day, I can too."
on March 9, 2026 at 7:30 amAt ESA’s European Space Operations Centre (ESOC), teams work around the clock to fly spacecraft across the Solar System and monitor Earth from orbit. Among them are women leading spacecraft […]
Caption of picture above: Front row, from left: MT Aerospace French Guiana Managing Director Michael Gärtner, RMT French Guiana Managing...
On 12 February 2026, Ariane 6 lifted off from Kourou for the first time in its A64 configuration, marking a...
The European Ariane 6 launch vehicle is scheduled to fly into space up to eight times this year. “That represents...
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Ariane 6 VA266 successful launch - last launch in 2025
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MT Aerospace AG wurde am 25.09.2025 von ArianeGroup mit der Serienproduktion zentraler Strukturbauteile und Tanks der Flugmodelle 16 bis 42...
Die Starttische und Anlagen auf dem Weltraumbahnhof Kourou sind eindrucksvoll. Sie müssen aber auch zu 100 Prozent verlässlich funktionieren. Und...
