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- Artist's view of Space Transportation's major programmes from 2026 onwards – vertical
on July 3, 2026 at 8:28 amImage: Artist's view of Space Transportation's major programmes from 2026 onwards – vertical
- Timelapse: four P160C boosters for Ariane 6 – from integration to launch
on July 2, 2026 at 3:00 pmVideo: 00:04:24 A core stage, an upper stage and four of the most powerful boosters ever produced in Europe. This timelapse video shows how Ariane 6 is built up at the launch zone. On 17 […]
- European Flight Ticket Initiative opens to more launch service providers
on June 25, 2026 at 8:16 am - Ariane 6 flight VA269: Liftoff captured from the mobile gantry
on June 19, 2026 at 12:39 pmVideo: 00:00:30 On 17 June at 09:21 local time (13:21 BST, 14:21 CEST), Ariane 6 flight VA269 soared to orbit from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. 36 satellites for Amazon’s Leo […]
- Time to say goodbye to Sentinel-1A
on June 30, 2026 at 12:30 pmAfter 12 years of exceptional service, the pioneering Copernicus Sentinel-1A radar satellite has reached the end of its mission. Originally designed for a seven-year life in orbit, the satellite has […]
- End of the blue glow: BepiColombo turns off solar electric propulsion for Mercury arrival
on June 24, 2026 at 7:56 amAt 15:24 CEST on 15 June 2026, a faint blue glow in space was switched off for the last time. After powering BepiColombo's eight-year journey across the inner Solar System, the spacecraft's […]
- 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 […]
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
Hydrogen Competence Center - HYGUANE
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...
