AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoKourou Space Industry: BepiColombo has passed checks on the hardware needed for its November 21 Mercury orbit-insertion burn. Launched from French Guiana in 2018, the ESA-JAXA spacecraft is nearing a critical milestone; Japan’s Mio probe is expected to attempt its first Mercury images next spring. Launch Market: SpaceX plans to phase out Falcon 9 in favor of Starship, raising concerns about a squeeze in global launch capacity while the new rocket proves its reliability. Cross-Border Energy: Offshore oil exploration near Indigenous territories around Brazil’s Oiapoque is increasing pressure on local communities and lands close to French Guiana. Their leaders are sharing lessons from resistance to large-scale oil development.
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