NASA’s oldest astronaut, Don Pettit, launched aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft, accompanied by cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, to the International Space Station where they will join the […]
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SpaceX to launch Galileo L13, Europe’s alternative to American GPS
SpaceX is scheduled to launch Galileo L13 (FOC FM26 & FM32) to Medium Earth Orbit, on Sunday, September 15th, at 3:57 PM – 4:39 PM PDT from Space Launch Complex […]
Russia’s ‘Uber’ transportation of two cosmonauts and one U.S. astronaut to ISS
So it’s time to head to the ISS and you need a ride? Looks like Russia’s Soyuz MS-26 is the taxi of sorts to transport three astronauts, all with previous […]
Godspeed as Arianespace’s Vega soars on its grand finale launch for ESA’s Sentinel-2C mission
Arianespace’s Vega successful soared from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on its last journey on Wednesday, September 4th, 2024 at 10.50 p.m. local time (September 5th, at 1.50 a.m. […]
Arianespace scrubs grand finale launch of ESA’s Vega for Sentinel-2C mission, plans new date
ESA released the announcement:Next launch: Vega, VV24: “Due to electrical issues on the ground links, the launch chronology was interrupted and additional checks are being conducted to confirm a new […]
Ariane Space readies for last Vega rocket launch to send Sentinel-2C on multispectral imager mission
The Copernicus Sentinel-2C satellite is ready for liftof on 4 September 2024 (3 September Kourou time) from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The launch will be on ESA WebTV […]
Forrester’s Digest: Ariane 6 success — and failure
The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully launched its much-needed Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport at Kourou in French Guiana on the evening of July 9th. While the launch completed […]
Tres Bon! As ESA celebrates successful sendoff of Ariane 6
Success in every sense of the word as ESA’s Ariane 6 soared and then separated into the ocean just as planned. Despite a slight delay due to a small data […]
UPDATE ESA’s Ariane 6 the day of launch slight delay due to “small” data issue
The planned time for liftoff was delayed by one hour to 4pm local time (1900 GMT) after routine checks revealed a “small” data issue which has been resolved, the ESA […]
ESA’s statement regarding Ariane 6 the day before launch
The first Ariane 6 that will be launched into space seen inside its mobile building at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, 8 July 2024, the day before launch. The final […]