by Matt Wilson | Jun 20, 2016 | commercial launch services, ESA, Launches, Satellites, Seradata News
At 2128 GMT on 18 June 2016, an Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle lifted-off from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, carrying a total payload mass (including the 890kg dispenser) of 10,730 kg. This was a new payload record for the Ariane 5 vehicle beating...
by David Todd | Jun 13, 2016 | ESA, NASA, Seradata News
While veteran rock star, Rod Stewart, gained congratulatory headlines for his award of a knighthood in the Queen’s birthday honours – he becomes Sir Rod Stewart – those business leaders who supported staying in the EU and who got their knighthoods as...
by David Todd | May 26, 2016 | ESA, History
With just weeks to go to the referendum on whether the UK should remain in the European Union (EU), the bookmakers have now put the odds of leaving – the so called “Brexit” option – at around 3-1 (in from 4-1) – implying a 25% chance...
by David Todd | May 24, 2016 | ESA, Launches, Satellites
A Soyuz ST-B rocket launch of two Galileo satellites from the Sinnamary launch site near Kourou, French Guiana, went as planned, confirmed Paul Verhoef, head of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) navigation directorate. The two spacecraft were launched into a...
by David Todd | May 6, 2016 | ESA, Satellites, Science
The contract to build the European Space Agency (ESA) Biomass radar-based forest research satellite has been awarded to Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus DS). The contract is valued at €229 million (US$260 million). The 1,250 kg spacecraft is to use a P-band radar to...
by David Todd | May 3, 2016 | ESA, exploration, NASA, Seradata News, SLS, SpaceX, Technology
With Elon Musk, of SpaceX, about to announce his master plan to send mankind to Mars (using a massive Super Heavy-lift Launch Vehicle) and with unmanned SpaceX Dragon 2 flights to the planet already in the pipeline, the question that many are asking...
