Europe's Vega rocket launches in French Guiana

Europe's Vega rocket launched Wednesday from French Guiana, an AFP journalist said, carrying a satellite which will help combat natural disasters. Delayed by a day due to "electrical issues on the ground links", according to French firm...

Guyanese woman reportedly missing after trip with husband to Suriname

husband in custody after claiming wife was shot dead A Guyanese woman has been reported missing in neighbouring country Suriname after reportedly traveling there with her husband. The missing woman has been identified as Coretta Blair Sandy, also...

Goal and highlights: French Guiana 0-1 Nicaragua in CONCACAF Nations League 2024

UEFA Nations League Matchday 1 Friday, September 6, 2024 - Stadium: Dr. Edmard Lama Municipal Stadium - Referee: TBC Updated 6 hours agoFULL TIME 0-1, min. 94, Talavera With a last minute goal, Nicaragua took all three points in their first...

Guyana deepens security ties with France through special-operations training

GUYANA’S efforts to strengthen national and regional security received a boost on Friday with the conclusion of a Special Operations Course delivered by French Special Operations experts to local law enforcement officers. The closing ceremony was...

French experts conclude training with law enforcers

Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn yesterday delivered closing remarks at the conclusion of a Special Operations Course conducted for members of Guyana’s law enforcement agencies by French Special Operations experts. A release from the...

PLD Space to start building French Guiana launch facilities next month

TAMPA, Fla. — As Arianespace ramps up following Ariane 6’s July maiden flight from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana, a Spanish venture is preparing to become the first non-institutional launcher to reach orbit from the base next year. PLD Space...

MoreThan Films Secures Locarno Title ‘Listen to the Voices,’ About the Wonder and Violence of French Guiana (EXCLUSIVE)  

Spain’s MoreThan Films has secured international sales rights outside France to “Listen to the Voices” (“Kouté vwa”), from Brussels/Paris based Maxime Jean-Baptiste, in the run-up to August’s Locarno Film Festival where the film world premieres in...

Juice launched on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana in April

An Observational Study of Sexual Assaults in French Guiana During 2019–2020

Introduction According to the World Health Organization, 35% of women experienced physical and/or sexual violence at least once in their lives.1 Consequences of this violence can be dramatic at physical, sexual and psychological levels.2,3 In...

PLD Space invests 10 million euros in MIURA 5 launch complex in French Guiana

PLD Space invests 10 million euros in MIURA 5 launch complex in French Guiana by Hugo Ritmico Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jul 02, 2024 The launcher company PLD Space has announced an investment of 10 million euros in MIURA 5 Launch Complex at Guiana Space...

Watch live: Ariane 6 takes off from French Guiana on inaugural flight

Europe's launcher Ariane 6 took off on its inaugural flight on Tuesday night. Europe’s standing in space was hanging in the balance as the Ariane 6 heavy-lift launcher took off on its maiden voyage on Tuesday. Ariane 6 has been in development for...

Spanish startup PLD Space to launch MIURA 5 rocket from French Guiana 

Spanish space startup PLD Space announced, on June 24, 2024, that it is investing €10 million to set up a new launch complex for its MIURA 5 rocket at the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in Kourou, French Guiana. The facility is going to be located...

PLD Space invests 10 million euros in their MIURA 5 launch complex in French Guiana

PLD Space has announced an investment of 10 million euros in the MIURA 5 Launch Complex at Guiana Space Center (CSG), Europe’s spaceport in Kourou (French Guiana), owned by the French Space Agency (CNES) and the European Space Agency (ESA). With...

Europe's new big Ariane 6 rocket launches into clear skies in Kourou, French Guiana

The European Space Agency's most powerful rocket yet is scheduled to finally blast off from Europe's spaceport in the French Guianan town of Kourou

Spokane, WA (99258) Today A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible early. Clear to partly cloudy. Low 56F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph.. Tonight A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible early. Clear to partly cloudy. Low 56F. Winds WSW at 10 to...

Vega C rocket with Earth observation satellite launches from Kourou cosmodrome

By Alimat Aliyeva The Vega C launch vehicle, carrying the Sentinel-1C satellite, successfully lifted off from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana for the first time since December 2022, Azernews reports. The launch occurred at 18:20 local time...

SA man to row from Cape Verde to Cayenne to raise funds for abandoned babies

A South African adventurer has taken it in his stride to take on a trek for a good cause. Gerhard Moolman, 53, a fearless adrenaline junkie, launched his one-man rowing expedition across the Atlantic Ocean to raise critical funds for a...

The core stages of the Ariane6 rocket on its way to Kourou

The first and the second stage of the new European launcher Ariane 6 I am en route to Guyana Francesand in view of second flightexpected not before February. The arrival, ArianeGroup communicated, it is expected by the end of the month and in the...

10 new play areas to have fun out of the sun

Gone are the days when indoor play centres meant dingy, noisy caverns with violent games, stomach-churning rides and kids nagging for the chance to win an enormous stuffed toy that you definitely didn't want to take home. Here, then, are 10 new...

Behind the scenes on launch day for ESA's Biomass mission | Podcast

In the early morning of April 29, people in Kourou, French Guiana, were woken up by the roar of the Vega-C rocket as it carried Biomass, the latest satellite from the European Space Agency (ESA), successfully into space. The Biomass mission not...