Back to business – Europe’s Spaceport
Workers are returning to Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana to resume preparations for Vega and Ariane 5 launches. Construction of the new Ariane 6 launch pad has also restarted.
COVID-19 lockdown measures introduced in March meant that all but safety-critical operations were suspended at the Spaceport and the vast site had to be secured. Strict new safety and hygiene procedures have now been introduced. Launch teams returning from mainland Europe will spend two weeks in quarantine.
Vega is due to return to flight this summer on its first rideshare mission dedicated to small satellites and Vega’s new dispenser called the Small Spacecraft Mission Service.
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The budget is ridiculous… Go to the moon before Usa…
SpaceX and Nasa has years of advantage over the Esa, better try to join to them and work together to go further.
Go Go Go Europe
How progressive of you to have your launch site in the only European colony still left in south america.
here is why spacex is better than all others.
they have more freedome.
and not taking money from taxes.
wonder if the people at spacex call their weekly launches a campaign? or a weekend job? lol jk, but step your game here boys, you had a good run up to 200X, you have to get with the times and get recoverable rockets PRONTO.
Is ESA working on reusable rockets? If not that should be one of the main priorities