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ESA and ArianeGroup sign contracts for Prometheus and Phoebus
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New ESA contracts to advance Prometheus and Phoebus projects

17/05/2021 11631 views 72 likes
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Vega liftoff on flight VV18
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Vega’s first launch this year

29/04/2021 4964 views 60 likes
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Early combined tests mimic Ariane 6 liftoff

06/04/2021 4472 views 51 likes
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Boost! – ESA's Commercial Space Transportation and Support programme welcomes new ideas
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ESA boost for UK space transportation initiatives

24/03/2021 7759 views 71 likes
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Outlook on future European space transportation
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ESA defines elements of future European space transportatio…

11/03/2021 11853 views 133 likes
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CFRP firewall tested for Airbus
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Ariane 5 bulkhead design assessed for Airbus airliners

01/03/2021 3400 views 44 likes
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The Ariane 6 upper stage has been installed for tests at the DLR German Aerospace Center in Lampoldshausen, Germany
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Ariane 6 upper stage installed for tests

18/02/2021 1468 views 7 likes
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Opportunities for industry to renew Europe’s Spaceport

01/02/2021 4366 views 2 likes
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Ariane 6 upper stage heads for hot-firing tests
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Ariane 6 upper stage heads for hot-firing tests

29/01/2021 15818 views 82 likes
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Phoebus
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Tests prove carbon-fibre fuel tank for Phoebus upper stage

20/01/2021 6605 views 41 likes
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Ariane 6 assembly building
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Europe's Spaceport prepares for Ariane 6

23/12/2020 3072 views 19 likes
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Technical centre at Europe's Spaceport
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ESA and CNES sign contract to maintain and modernise Spacep…

16/12/2020 4120 views 48 likes
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Themis
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ESA plans demonstration of a reusable rocket stage

15/12/2020 42757 views 202 likes
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SABRE-powered launch system beyond 2030
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System study results for SABRE-powered reusable launcher

14/12/2020 6303 views 81 likes
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Space Rider
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ESA signs contracts for reusable Space Rider up to maiden f…

09/12/2020 11183 views 94 likes
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Vega
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Vega flight VV17 SEOSAT-Ingenio / TARANIS mission failure

17/11/2020 21873 views 92 likes
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Vega and Ariane 5 launch pads at Europe's Spaceport
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ESA and CNES choose renewable energy to power Europe’s Spac…

06/11/2020 4353 views 72 likes
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Boost! – ESA's Commercial Space Transportation and Support programme welcomes new ideas
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ESA signs first Boost! commercial space transportation cont…

03/11/2020 6522 views 64 likes
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Artist's view of Ariane 6 and Vega-C
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ESA lays out roadmap to Vega-C and Ariane 6 flights

29/10/2020 9066 views 41 likes
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Artist's view of Vega-C
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All solid motors for Vega-C complete qualification tests

23/10/2020 4404 views 51 likes
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Artist's view of the configuration of Ariane 6 using four boosters (A64)
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All engines for Ariane 6 complete qualification tests

15/10/2020 7618 views 73 likes
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Demonstration Technology Vehicle
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Demonstrator masters flight sequences for reusable rocket s…

13/10/2020 5320 views 55 likes
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The qualification model of the P120C motor for Ariane 6 completed its hot firing on 7 October 2020 at Europe's Spaceport
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Final hot firing proves P120C booster for Ariane 6

08/10/2020 5602 views 53 likes
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Vega debuts rideshare launch service with 53 satellites.
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Vega’s return to flight

04/09/2020 3360 views 33 likes
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Vega lifts off on its first rideshare launch dedicated to light satellites using its new Small Spacecraft Mission Service dispenser.
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Vega return to flight proves new rideshare service

03/09/2020 8844 views 62 likes
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Artist's view of Vega flight VV16 with the Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) dispenser
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Watch Vega rideshare launch live

31/08/2020 38975 views 257 likes
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Watch the liftoff from Europe’s Spaceport of the upgraded Ariane 5 on 15 August 2020 carrying two telecom satellites and a space tug to their planned transfer orbits.
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Ariane 5’s third launch of 2020

16/08/2020 8135 views 74 likes
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Deployment test of James Webb Space Telescope's primary mirror
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James Webb Space Telescope to launch in October 2021

16/07/2020 14770 views 150 likes
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Artist's view of Vega flight VV16 with the Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) dispenser and SAT-AIS.
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Rideshare service for light satellites to launch on Vega

12/06/2020 11898 views 52 likes
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Prometheus gas generator test at DLR Lampoldshausen
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ESA moves ahead on low-cost reusable rocket engine

04/06/2020 23558 views 187 likes
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Destination Moon
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Get your ticket to the Moon: Europe’s lunar lander for scie…

29/05/2020 20980 views 128 likes
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Kerbals in space
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Kerbal includes Ariane 5 and real ESA missions for gamers

18/05/2020 42691 views 211 likes
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Mass affects orbiting bodies
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Types of orbits

30/03/2020 1018431 views 2674 likes
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Hot firing of M10 thrust chamber for future Vega evolutions
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3D-printed thrust chamber passes first tests for Vega evolu…

03/03/2020 8397 views 49 likes
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Ariane 5 liftoff
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Ariane 5’s second launch of 2020

18/02/2020 6145 views 81 likes
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Ariane 5 liftoff © John Kraus
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40 years of Ariane

19/12/2019 6370 views 59 likes
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Ariane 5 liftoff
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Ariane 5’s fourth launch this year

26/11/2019 3839 views 33 likes
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Artist's view of the configuration of Ariane 6 using four boosters (A64)
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Ariane 6 parts come together, Europe’s Spaceport prepares

26/11/2019 4544 views 49 likes
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Artist's view of Ariane 6 and Vega-C
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Signed protocols on exploitation of Ariane 6 and Vega-C

20/11/2019 3010 views 24 likes
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New rocket fairing design offers smoother quieter ride

22/10/2019 6926 views 48 likes
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Artist's view of the configuration of Ariane 6 using four boosters (A64)
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Ariane 6’s core engine completes qualification tests

27/09/2019 17843 views 100 likes
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REACH workshop
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ESA offers insights on EU's regulations on chemicals

10/09/2019 1950 views 26 likes
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EDRS-C is launched
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EDRS-C successfully launched

06/08/2019 15099 views 158 likes
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First rollout of Ariane 6 mobile gantry
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First rollout of Ariane 6 mobile gantry

29/07/2019 7227 views 102 likes
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Vega Flight VV15 failure: Arianespace and ESA appoint an in…

11/07/2019 10342 views 90 likes
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Future Launchers Preparatory Programme developments
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ESA space transportation workshops look to Space19+ and bey…

08/07/2019 1090 views 12 likes
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Ariane 6
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Réaltra Space wins contract to monitor Ariane 6 launches

27/06/2019 2810 views 25 likes
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ESA and Portugal sign agreement
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ESA expertise to support Portugal’s launch programme

27/06/2019 6452 views 67 likes
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Flow-formed cylinder
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Cost-efficient manufacturing for rocket cylinders

24/06/2019 4128 views 38 likes
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Ariane 5 liftoff
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Ariane 5’s second launch of 2019

21/06/2019 5265 views 83 likes
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