Smile’s ride to French Guiana

On 11 February 2026, the Smile spacecraft was loaded into an MN Colibri ship in the Port of Amsterdam, ready for transport across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.

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[Image description: A boat moored in a harbour. The boat is a large, blue-and-white, container ship, with the letters 'MN' written on the side. A small platform extends out the back of the boat and touches dry land. Behind the boat we see some warehouses and cranes. The weather looks grey, cold and rainy.]