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Ariane 6 infographic: launch pad

The Ariane 6 launch pad is called ELA-4 for ‘Ensemble de Lancement Ariane’ and is the fourth launch pad built for Ariane launches from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. ELA-4…


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Behind the scenes with MetOp-SG and Sentinel-5

Experience the preparation of the MetOp-SG-A1 satellite, hosting Copernicus Sentinel-5, scheduled for liftoff on an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on 13 August 2025 at…



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ESA Astronaut Raphaël Liégeois

ESA astronaut Raphaël Liégeois from Belgium, a member of the ESA Astronaut Class of 2022, was selected in November 2022 from over 22,500 candidates who applied to ESA’s 2021 call…




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Training robots from space

This summer, a team of robots explored a simulated martian landscape in Germany, remotely guided by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. This marked the fourth and final session…



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Sławosz operating MELFI during Ignis mission

ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski operates one of ESA’s space freezers, known as MELFI (Minus Eighty-Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS), during his stay aboard the International Space Station.The European space…


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Earth views from Cupola during Ignis mission

This beautiful view of Earth was captured by ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski during the Ignis mission aboard the International Space Station. Sławosz was launched to the International Space Station…



SAUDI ARABIA OFFICIALLY OPENS DOMESTIC AVIATION MARKET TO INTERNATIONAL CHARTER FLIGHT OPERATORS AS AGLOBAL AVIATION HUB

VV27 road to liftoff

Highlights and liftoff of Vega-C flight VV27 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, at 23:03 local time on 25 July (03:03 BST/04:03 CEST on 26 July). Flight VV27 was operated by…