Video: 01:12:11

The Independent Enquiry Commission tasked with analysing the loss of the Vega-C Flight VV22 mission shares its findings.

Image: Galactic seascape

Press Release N° 7–2023

On Tuesday 20 December 2022, Arianespace announced the loss of the Vega-C VV22 mission after its launch at 22h47 local time in French Guiana (2h47 CET/1h47 GMT on 21 December 2022). The mission was carrying two payloads, Pléiades Neo 5 and 6 Earth observation satellites for Airbus Defence and Space.

Image: Part of a launcher inside a room that looks like a warehouse

Image: Part of an Ariane 5 launcher in a large warehouse

Image: Launcher booster on top of a platform running along rails, pulled by a lorry. The image is taken outdoors, the sky is cloudy, in the foreground is a path and some trees

Beijing (XNA) Mar 01, 2023
The in-orbit Chinese astronauts of the Shenzhou-15 crew successfully obtained the three-dimensional structural images of their skin cells with the country's self-developed two-photon microscope, its developer announced Monday. The event, the first of its kind worldwide, marked the success of the in-orbit verification experiments of the two-photon microscope, providing a promising tool for

McLean VA (SPX) Mar 01, 2023
Intelsat has announced the successful completion of inflight testing of its new electronically steered array (ESA) antenna. This antenna enables global streaming-fast Wi-Fi service and is available to airlines around the world. Intelsat's ESA is the only commercially available antenna in the aviation industry that can operate between low Earth orbit satellites and geostationary satellites.

Aarhus, Denmark (SPX) Feb 28, 2023
The RNA molecule is commonly recognized as messenger between DNA and protein, but it can also be folded into intricate molecular machines. An example of a naturally occurring RNA machine is the ribosome, that functions as a protein factory in all cells. Inspired by natural RNA machines, researchers at the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) have developed a method called "RNA orig

Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 01, 2023
On our weekly day off from planning, we awaited the triage data for Drill Sol 1 to confirm if Tapo Caparo seemed more drillable. After receiving the MAHLI image early in the day, we saw DRT scratches and a divot from the preload test, indicating that this upper unit of the Marker Band might not be as hard as our last few drill targets. After the geochemistry data from APXS and ChemCam came down,