June 2017
Bepi-Colombo will unveil Mercury’s secrets
... Simulator (LSS). The integration and testing of the various modules is being completed and the launch of BepiColombo on an Ariane 5 rocket is currently scheduled for 2018. After a six-year cruise, that will see the spacecraft fly...
September 2017
Science searches for cosmic company
... via private donations, and the combined annual effort runs at approximately three percent of the cost of a single Ariane 5 launch. It is also worth noting that, at present, only the United States has any dedicated SETI programmes...
March 2018
Enabling private sector success in space - SGAC perspective
... mandatory activities steering committee. The revision of the 2007 Launchers Exploitation Declaration for the exploitation phase of Ariane 6, Vega C and their evolutions will be applicable for a period running until the end of 2035; additionally, the...
May 2018
Challenging the boundaries of materials science
... structure, roof structure and internal platforms, accelerated by emission gases and particulates from 119 space missions of Ariane 2, 3 and 4 rockets between 1986 and 2003. In 2011, ELA-2 was brought down by a controlled explosion and dismantled...
January 2019
Engineering six-hour solar eclipses with formation flying
... in the development of the ENVISAT optical instruments. In 1994, she continued her professional experience in industry at SODERN (Ariane Group) where she worked as optical engineer, head of optical section and finally as project manager of equipment...
October 2019
Reusability is key to expanding future space launch business
... New Glenn itself is a large vehicle and the first stage alone - at nearly 100 m high - is taller than an Ariane 5. New Glenn’s core stage carries a 7 m diameter fairing, which has twice the volume of the largest fairing...
