Tag: Arianespace

Swiss company selects Arianespace to launch first space debris removal mission

AerospaceMay 27, 2023

Swiss-based in-orbit servicing startup ClearSpace has contracted Arianespace to launch its first debris removal mission to capture and deorbit a 100-kilogram (220-pound) piece of...

Viasat seeks replacement for Ariane 6 for launch of third ViaSat 3 satellite

AerospaceApril 30, 2023

On the eve of launching its first ViaSat 3 internet satellite on a SpaceX rocket, Viasat says it has moved the launch of an...

Europe launches spacecraft on eight-year journey to explore Jupiter’s moons

AerospaceApril 14, 2023

An Ariane 5 rocket took off from French Guiana Friday with the heaviest interplanetary science probe ever launched, kicking off a $1.7 billion European...

European Space Agency launches JUICE mission to Jupiter and its moons

QuantumApril 14, 2023

The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched a mission to Jupiter that will test the...

Lightning threat delays launch of Europe’s first mission to Jupiter

AerospaceApril 13, 2023

The liftoff of Europe’s first mission to Jupiter aboard an Ariane 5 rocket was scrubbed Thursday in French Guiana due to a high risk...

Space Launch: Who, What, and Where We’re Going

BlockchainApril 13, 2023

For a full landscape of the commercial space market, see our previous post: Space: A Market Map. Few achievements illustrate American Dynamism in a more...

JUICE’s launch campaign in imagery

AerospaceApril 12, 2023

These photos and a time lapse video from the European Space Agency chronicle the final preparations for launch of the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer,...

Indian launch gives OneWeb enough satellites for global internet service

AerospaceMarch 26, 2023

The successful launch of 36 more OneWeb satellites aboard India’s most powerful rocket Saturday brought the total number of OneWeb spacecraft in orbit to...

Avio secures Italian government funding for methane engine and small launch vehicle prototype

AerospaceMarch 22, 2023

WASHINGTON — Avio is moving ahead with efforts to develop a larger methane-fueled rocket engine and a prototype small launch vehicle with more than...