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- New tests for rendezvous and docking interoperability
on September 24, 2026 at 1:00 pmCurrently, space missions are one-shot affairs: satellites are sent to orbit to do their mission until they run out of fuel. The European Space Agency is working on a more sustainable future where […]
- Rocket Factory Augsburg ‘Boost!’ extension in run-up to first launch
on September 23, 2026 at 8:00 am - MTG-I2 timelapse: from arrival at Europe’s Spaceport to launch
on September 17, 2026 at 10:00 amVideo: 00:03:09 The Meteosat Third Generation-Imager2 (MTG-I2) satellite was launched on an Ariane 6 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, this timelapse video shows the process of […]
- FLEX and Sentinel-3C launch highlights
on September 15, 2026 at 7:00 amVideo: 00:03:22 ESA’s state-of-the-art FLEX Earth Explorer satellite and the Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellite have been launched together aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in […]
- Latest updates: BepiColombo's arrival at Mercury
on September 21, 2026 at 10:00 amAfter eight years of travelling through the inner Solar System, BepiColombo is arriving at Mercury. This page will show the latest updates throughout the mission's arrival.
- A team of teams like never before: rehearsing a unique launch at ESA mission control
on September 11, 2026 at 8:00 amOn 15 September, two spacecraft will leave Earth together aboard the same launcher from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou: FLEX, ESA’s photosynthesis mission, and Sentinel-3C, Copernicus’ newest […]
- BepiColombo begins Mercury arrival with MTM separation success
on September 7, 2026 at 8:25 amOn 3 September 2026 at 15:49 CEST, the European Space Agency's BepiColombo Mission Control Team at the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) received the signal they had been waiting […]
- Watch live: BepiColombo begins its arrival at Mercuryon August 27, 2026 at 5:17 am
After eight years, the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission is about to enter its Mercury Arrival Phase. On 3 September 2026, ESA’s Mercury Transfer Module (MTM) will separate from BepiColombo’s […]
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...