The James Webb Space Telescope – successor to the Hubble – just passed a series of environmental testing trials, designed to simulate the rigors of its anticipated launch in 2021. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/james-webb-space-telescope-passes-environmental-testing…
Tag: arianespace
Ariane rocket puts telecom satellites into orbit
A rocket that blasted off from French Guiana successfully placed two communications satellites into orbit Saturday, launch firm Arianespace said. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-08-ariane-rocket-telecom-satellites-orbit.html…
James Webb Space Telescope launch date delayed
NASA is delaying the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope for another 7 months, from March 2021 to October 31, 2021 due to, among other factors, work stoppages during the coronavirus pandemic. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/james-webb-space-telescope-launch-date-delayed-oct2021…
First Spacebus Neo satellite launched
Ariane 5’s first launch of 2020 has delivered two telecom satellites, Konnect and GSAT-30, into their planned transfer orbits. Arianespace announced liftoff at 21:05 GMT (22:05 CET, 18:05 local time) this evening from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-01-spacebus-neo-satellite.html…
Glitch delays launch of Europe’s exoplanet hunter
A technical rocket glitch during the final countdown Tuesday pushed back by a day the blastoff of Europe’s CHEOPS planet-hunting satellite, launch company Arianespace and Russia’s Roscosmos agency said. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-12-glitch-europe-exoplanet-hunter.html…
Europe’s Space Industry Is Working On Reusable Rockets With Environmentally-Friendly Fuel
schwit1 shared this article from Space.com (which includes a really cool video):
The European launch provider Arianespace — best known as the manufacturer of the heavy-lift Ariane 5 and the future Ariane 6 — has a plan to make its future rockets more competitive in a tight launch industry. As you might guess from looking at the U.S. company SpaceX’s reusable Falcon…