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Maiden flight for Éole (Aeolus) at the CSG.

 

 

 

This reduced model is expected to provide aerodynamic data for the Altaïr project, aimed at providing low-cost launches in ultra-light and light payloads range. 

Concepts:

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With the imminent end of the Pegasus program, and the cancellation of Stratolaunch, the only competitor in this sector would be LauncherOne.

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7 hours ago, insert_name said:

not sure what this test accomplished that couldnt be done outside of a wind tunnel

 

Oh, it is well known at the CNES that taxes subsidize this kind of research,so... WhY nOt, DuH?  When you know the country still got the largest wind tunnel in the world...

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Pyramid Music just released their last music video, which includes some sights taken during VA10, the first flight of Ariane 3.

 

 

Some nice shots taken during that flight:

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Cameras were installed on the PAPs for further studies.

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ClearSpace-1 will be the first space mission to remove an item of debris from orbit, planned for launch in 2025. The mission is being procured as a service contract with a startup-led commercial consortium, to help establish a new market for in-orbit servicing, as well as debris removal.

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Mmmh... The U.A.E. have asked Arianespace to move Falcon Eye 2 from Vega to Soyuz-ST-A Fregat-M, following the loss of FE1 earlier this year.

Source in Russian: https://www.vedomosti.ru/politics/articles/2019/11/27/817317-emirati

 

Now for the good news, here are some outstanding images of Phobos caught by Mars Express.

 

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