Kourou, GF, French Guiana

Russian space agency says break with West cost $2.1 bn

Russia's space agency on Monday said the break with the West following Russia's offensive in Ukraine had cost it nearly 180 billion rubles ($2.1 billion). As part of sanctions against Moscow following the start of Russia's campaign, Western countries broke of…

2024-08-06 13:24

Media Invitation: ESA Director General’s Annual Press Briefing

Press Release N° 74–2024 Join ESA's start-of-the-year press briefing looking ahead to 2025 with Director General Josef Aschbacher on Thursday 9 January from 10:00 CET at ESA HQ, Paris.

2024-12-20 09:13

ESA to support Indian human spaceflight missions

On 4 December 2024, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Indian Space Research organisation (ISRO) signed an agreement that will see ESA provide ground station support to the missions in ISRO’s Gaganyaan human spaceflight programme.

2024-12-12 07:52

'Eight billion bucks or bust': From pirates to 'stupid mistakes' — the wild story of how James Webb Space Telescope almost failed to launch

"Budget overruns, bureaucratic malfeasance, congressional oversight, review-​board reckonings, the whole process of rethinking how to test a space telescope from the ground up: Webb had survived them all. One other factor, however, continued to create havoc w…

2024-12-06 18:14

Vega-C Rocket Successfully Returns to Flight with Sentinel-1C Launch After 2022 Failure

The Vega-C rocket has successfully resumed operations, launching the Copernicus Sentinel-1C Earth-observation satellite. After a failure in 2022, Vega-C’s design was updated, allowing it to complete this mission. Sentinel-1C will work alongside Sentinel-1A to…

2024-12-06 17:04

Europe's Vega-C Rocket Launches Satellite Into Orbit After Delays

Europe's new Vega-C rocket launched Thursday from French Guiana and put a satellite into orbit in its first takeoff since a failed flight two years ago.

2024-12-06 02:33

Europe’s Vega-C rocket launches satellite into orbit after delays

Europe’s new Vega-C rocket launched Thursday from French Guiana and put a satellite into orbit in its first takeoff since a failed flight two years ago. After two days of delays, the rocket — crucial to Europe’s autonomy in reaching space — took off without p…

2024-12-06 02:32

Europe's Vega-C rocket returns to space after two-year gap

Europe's Arianespace launched the Vega-C rocket on Thursday, marking a return to space for the upgraded Italian launcher two years after it failed during a debut commercial mission.Carrying the Sentinel-1C satellite into orbit for the European Union's flagshi…

2024-12-05 21:57

Europe's troubled Vega-C rocket to launch after delays

The first launch of Europe's new Vega-C rocket since a failed flight two years ago has been rescheduled for Thursday after days of delays, according to the European Space Agency.

2024-12-05 17:40

We’ve Never Been Closer to Finding Life Outside Our Solar System

Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, we may have spotted a galactic neighbor with all the right molecular ingredients a mere 40 light-years away.

2024-12-05 09:00