The CSO-3 satellite (for “optical spatial component”), which will be placed on an orbit at 800 kilometers, will complete the mini-consultation of the earth surveillance for the French Ministry of Defense. In Europe, only France and Italy have military satellites and the two countries exchange information, detailed for AFP Bertrand Denis, vice-president in charge of … Read more
Ariane 6, chapter 2. After its inaugural flight, on July 9, the new European rocket was to take off this Monday, at 1:24 p.m. on Monday (local time, 5:24 p.m. in mainland France) from Kourou, for its very first commercial mission. With this launch of its first passenger, CSO-3, a military satellite of observation of … Read more
The future is becoming clearer for the Ariane 6 rocket which guarantees Europe its access to space: Arianespace set its first operational flight on Tuesday to February 26 and signed contracts with the European Commission for subsequent missions. First, the end of the suspense concerning the first commercial shot of the European program: initially envisaged … Read more
On December 30, residents of the small village of Mukuku, in southern Kenya, witnessed an event as spectacular as it was disturbing. A metal ring approximately 2.5 meters in diameter and weighing 500 kg crashed to the ground. While some believe it was space debris, others have different hypotheses. An investigation is underway, but theories … Read more
It measures 2.5 m in diameter and weighs approximately 500 kg. Kenyan authorities have launched an investigation after the discovery of a metal object that could have come from a rocket that fell in a village in the south of the country, they announced on Wednesday. The ring-shaped object fell around 3 p.m. local time … Read more
In the Normandy forest, the French group MaiaSpace is entering the decisive phase of the development of the first reusable European rocket, the first launch of which is planned for 2026, trying to make up for a decade of delay in the face of Elon Musk. “Europe has fallen behind because the reuse technologies that … Read more
It is its big return to the Kourou launch pad, two years after the failure of its first commercial mission, in December 2022. Vega-C, the other European rocket with Ariane 6, must carry the Sentinel satellite on Wednesday. 1C for the European Union’s Copernicus Earth observation programme. Initially scheduled for Tuesday, takeoff was postponed until … Read more
Everyone knows the bento, this Japanese lunch box, separated into different compartments. It is on this model that the Bordeaux start-up Space Cargo Unlimited announces this Tuesday the launch of the BentoBox, a platform which will embark different production units in space, with different services to operate (energy, refrigeration, data control , etc.) The Space … Read more
Donald Trump’s encouragement will not have been enough to repeat the feat of a month ago. SpaceX launched its mega Starship rocket on Tuesday but had to give up trying to catch its first stage with mechanical arms. The rocket’s sixth test flight took off at 4 p.m. from the company’s Starbase in Boca Chica, … Read more
Two flares landed in front of the private residence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was not on the scene in Caesarea in the center of the country, the Israeli security services announced on Saturday, which referred to a “serious incident”. “Two flares landed in the courtyard in front of the Prime Minister’s residence,” … Read more