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Travel to Suriname and French Guiana is not worth it
Stabroek News
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August 5, 2025
Dear Editor, I do not recommend traveling to French Guiana or Suriname, especially if you are coming from Guyana. Here’s why: 1. Neither Suriname nor French Guiana compares to Guyana in natural beauty. 2. Immigration officers in Suriname are not...
Story Applications First MetOp-SG satellite sealed within Ariane 6 fairing 05/08/2025 1021 views 26 likes Read
ESA
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Applications 05/08/2025 997 views 26 likes As preparations to launch Europe’s first MetOp Second Generation, MetOp-SG-A1, satellite continue on track, the team at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, has bid a heartfelt farewell to this...
Vega-C Launches O3D Constellation into Sun Synchronous Orbit for 3D Earth Map
SpaceWatch.Global
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July 28, 2025
Vega-C successfully launched four O3D (Constellation Optique 3D) satellites into sun synchronous orbit on Friday, 25 July from the European Spaceport in Kourou French Guiana. The dual-use CO3D satellites will deliver a global high-resolution...
MicroCarb (2). Mission to monitor and map atmospheric carbon dioxide launched
AvioNews
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July 28, 2025
The scientific mission MicroCarb, led by the French space Agency CNES, was successfully launched from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. MicroCarb is a joint mission between the UK Space Agency and French Space Agency, Centre National...
UK-France MicroCarb satellite launches to transform CO2 monitoring
Innovation News Network
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July 28, 2025
The satellite lifted off aboard a Vega-C rocket from Kourou, French Guiana, and is now orbiting 650km above Earth. Backed by a £15m investment from the UK Space Agency, this mission marks a significant advancement in global climate data...
MicroCarb launched
SatNews
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July 27, 2025
The scientific mission, MicroCarb, led by the French space Agency CNES, was successfully launched from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. MicroCarb is a joint mission between the UK Space Agency and French Space Agency, Centre National...
UK-French satellite launches to transform climate monitoring
UK Research and Innovation
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July 31, 2025
31 July 2025 RAL Space has played a key role in the development of critical components for Europe’s first dedicated carbon dioxide (CO2) monitoring satellite. The world is set to benefit from more accurate climate data as the groundbreaking...
Story Enabling & Support Attend a launch at Europe's Spaceport 34545 views 43 likes Read
ESA
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If you are lucky enough to be in French Guiana at the time of a launch, and would like to watch a liftoff from within the Spaceport, then contact the space centre to see if there are places available at one of the viewing sites. These are free but...
UK and France launch Europe’s first urban area CO2 emissions monitoring satellite
New Civil Engineer
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July 30, 2025
Europe’s first urban area CO₂ emissions monitoring satellite has been launched in a collaborative mission between the UK and France attempting to further understand how the world’s climate is changing. The MicroCarb missions was developed between...
European Vega C rocket launches CO2-mapping satellite, 4 Earth-observation spacecraft to orbit (video)
Space.com
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July 25, 2025
A carbon dioxide-mapping satellite and four Earth-observation spacecraft launched successfully tonight (July 25) from South America. A Vega C rocket, operated by the French company Arianespace, lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French...
MicroCarb Satellite Launches to Transform Carbon Monitoring
Manufacturing Management
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July 28, 2025
Developed in partnership with France’s space agency CNES, the MicroCarb satellite becomes Europe’s first dedicated carbon dioxide monitoring satellite, marking a major milestone in the global fight against climate change. The UK Space Agency has...
How space centre can inspire young minds to look up more
Daily Express Malaysia
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July 27, 2025
How space centre can inspire young minds to look up more Published on: Sunday, July 27, 2025 Published on: Sun, Jul 27, 2025 By: Audrey J Ansibin Text Size: Dark Mode: Off Plenty Out There members setting up a telescope for one of their stargazing...
European Vega C rocket ferries satellites into orbit
Macau Business
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July 27, 2025
A rocket carrying carbon dioxide- and Earth-observing satellites successfully blasted off from South America late Friday. The Vega C rocket, operated by French firm Arianespace, launched from the Guiana Space Centre as scheduled at 11:03 pm (0203...
Story Science & Exploration Worldwide testing and ISS traffic push ATV launch to autumn… 22/03/2007 1942 views 0 likes Read
ESA
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Science & Exploration 22/03/2007 1931 views 0 likes Jules Verne, the first of five Automated Transfer Vehicles (ATV), stands on the brink of flight. Its hardware is 100 percent assembled and ready to fly. The inaugural mission, set for the second...
Story Applications First MetOp Second Generation satellite fuelled 24/07/2025 1861 views 29 likes Read
ESA
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Applications 24/07/2025 1860 views 29 likes The journey to launch is picking up pace for Europe’s MetOp Second Generation weather satellite – which hosts the Copernicus Sentinel-5 as part of its instrument package. Specialists at Europe’s...
Expert backs proposed rocket launch site in Sabah: Space centre could prevent brain drain
Daily Express Malaysia
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July 19, 2025
Expert backs proposed rocket launch site in Sabah: Space centre could prevent brain drain Published on: Saturday, July 19, 2025 Published on: Sat, Jul 19, 2025 By: Audrey J Ansibin Text Size: Dark Mode: Off Pic (left): Logesh Kumar Selvakumar....
Scientists send enormous satellite into space to scan over a trillion organisms around the globe: 'We can actually look inside'
Yahoo News
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The European Space Agency has deployed a one-of-a-kind satellite with the ability to scan more than a trillion complex organisms in the world's rainforests. The successful April launch was spotlighted in June in the Environmental Defense Fund's...
Sentinel-5A is expected to improve Europe’s global view on air quality
Open Access Government
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July 18, 2025
This new satellite will become one of the most crucial components of the Copernicus Earth Observation programme, solidifying its position as the world’s most advanced system for monitoring air quality and emissions. Sentinel-5A will join the...
Earth 'does contain alien life' and it could mean another planet can host humans
Daily Star
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July 18, 2025
Experts are using alienlike creatures in the ocean as a template for what other life may exist in space. A NASA-funded team of scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are now investigating whether one of Jupiter’s moons has...
New malaria drug to treat babies and young children receives approval
The National News
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Pharmaceutical company Novartis said it has received approval for what it claims is the world's first drug to treat malaria in babies and young children. The drug, known as Coartem Baby, has been approved by Swissmedic, Switzerland's regulatory...