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Europe's Ariane 6 set for first commercial blast off
RTE Ireland
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March 1, 2025
After several postponements, Europe's Ariane 6 launcher will carry out its first commercial mission on Monday when it puts a French military intelligence satellite into space. The launch from the Kourou base in French Guiana is key to Europe's...
Not ‘Manifest’ but an ‘Inclusive’ Destiny: A Case for Decolonizing Space Exploration
E-International Relations
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May 12, 2025
Scientists, scholars, and space enthusiasts have long envisioned humans traveling to distant galaxies and settling on different planets, making space exploration a subject of much interest to scientists and social scientists. The technological...
ESA's Biomass satellite readies for April launch
Military & Aerospace Electronics
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February 26, 2025
TOULOUSE, France - Airbus in Toulouse, France, announced that Biomass, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) satellite, has left Toulouse for its journey by ship to Kourou, French Guiana, where it is poised for launch. Biomass, an Earth Explorer...
Investigating How Illegal Gold Gets Into the Legitimate Supply Chain
Global Investigative Journalism Network
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April 25, 2025
Editor’s Note: GIJN is co-publishing this latest “how they did it” article from the Pulitzer Center about a reporting project that featured one of its Rainforest Investigative Network fellows, as part of our mutual support for journalists covering...
Farmer unearths £3billion of gold on his land - but can't keep a penny
Cornwall Live
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May 22, 2025
A farmer stumbled upon a mind-boggling discovery of £3 billion worth of gold beneath his land - but he's not entitled to even a sliver of the treasure. Michel Dupont, 52, was meandering by a stream on his farm when a peculiar glimmer in the water...
Airbus-built Biomass forest measuring satellite shipped to Kourou
SatNews
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February 23, 2025
Biomass, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Airbus-built satellite, has left Toulouse for its journey by ship to Kourou, French Guiana, ready for launch. Biomass, an Earth Explorer satellite, is ESA’s flagship mission to measure forest biomass to...
Over 11,000 Oropouche Cases and Two Fatalities Reported in the Americas in 2024
Precision Vaccinations
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(Vax-Before-Travel)In the Region of the Americas, outbreaks of Oropouche virus disease have occurred historically in the Amazon region in rural and urban communities in Brazil, Colombia, Ciba, Ecuador, French Guiana, Panama, Peru, and Trinidad and...
Farmer doesn't get a penny of £3bn worth of gold found on his land
Gloucestershire Live
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May 22, 2025
A farmer stumbled upon a dazzling discovery of approximately £3 billion in gold on his property, yet will not see any financial gain from it. Michel Dupont, 52, while meandering by a stream on his farm, spotted an unusual gleam in the water which...
Farmer discovers £3bn worth of gold buried in his land - but he won't keep a penny
The Mirror
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May 22, 2025
A gobsmacked farmer stumbled upon a £3 billion bounty of gold right under his land – yet he won't pocket any of the treasure. Michel Dupont, 52, was walking along a stream on his farm when he spotted something in the water. Puzzled by the sparkle,...
PLD Space expands with its 2nd spaceport Etlaq globally in Oman
GCC Business News
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February 21, 2025
PLD Space, an international space services company, is launching its second global base for MIURA launch vehicle family, the Etlaq spaceport, in Oman. This infrastructure joins the company’s Launch Complex at the CSG (Kourou, French Guiana), owned...
PLD Space Picks Oman’s Etlaq Spaceport as a Second Global Launch Base
Via Satellite
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February 21, 2025
PLD Space and Etlaq. Photo: PLD Space PLD Space partnered with Oman’s Etlaq spaceport, establishing it as the second global launch base for its Miura launch vehicle family, PLD Space announced on Feb. 20. The spaceport will add to PLD’s launch...
Forest mission showcased ahead of launch
TerraDaily
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Forest mission showcased ahead of launch by Erica Marchand Paris, France (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 Following years of dedicated development, ESA's latest Earth Explorer satellite, Biomass, is now primed for transport to Europe's Spaceport in French...
Full List: Trump Slams Reciprocal Tariffs On Nigeria, China, S/Africa, Israel, Others
Naija News
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April 3, 2025
Speaking from the White House Rose Garden during an event he dubbed “Liberation Day,” Trump said the tariffs would revitalize the American economy and protect domestic industries from what he described as long-standing global exploitation. “Today...
PLD Space and the privatization of Europe’s Space Sector
Novobrief
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May 14, 2025
When the Miura 1 launched in October 2023 from the Médano del Oro launch base in Huelva, Spain, it marked an unprecedented milestone in Europe’s space race: it was the first rocket fully developed and launched by a private company on the...
PLD Space advances business operations in 2024
Space Travel
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PLD Space advances business operations in 2024 by Hugo Ritmico Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jan 03, 2025 PLD Space has concluded 2024 with remarkable progress, securing its place as a major player in the global space launcher industry. The company has...
Canadian Government Just Issued "Do Not Travel" Warnings Ahead Of Festival Surge To This Country
The Travel
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February 21, 2025
The Canadian government is constantly updating its travel advisory page online. We have seen several "Avoid All Travel" warnings. That recently included an update to avoid all travel to The Democratic Republic Of Congo. In addition, there were...
Story Applications Forest mission on show 11/02/2025 3154 views 51 likes Read
ESA
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Applications 11/02/2025 3151 views 51 likes After years of meticulous development, ESA’s next Earth Explorer satellite, Biomass, is ready to be packed up for transport to Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, where it will launch aboard a Vega-C...
Story Applications Thank you for your service, Galileo GSAT0104 13/05/2025 3840 views 59 likes Read
ESA
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Applications 13/05/2025 3838 views 59 likes On 12 March 2013, Galileo satellite GSAT0104, alongside its fellow In-Orbit Validation (IOV) satellites, made history by enabling the first position fix by Europe’s independent satellite navigation...
First Orbital Rocket Launched From European Soil Explodes Seconds After Liftoff
Gizmodo
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March 31, 2025
The European market’s first attempt at playing catch-up with the satellite launch industry ended in a gigantic explosion off the Norwegian coast, where a German-made rocket crashed and burned. German startup Isar Aerospace launched its Spectrum...
Where to tap ocean currents for renewable power
Cosmos
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March 24, 2025
The oceans, the nearest things to perpetual motion, are being increasingly explored for energy potential as we shed fossil fuel dependency. Now a team in Florida has released a comprehensive global map of potential ocean energy locations around...