The first Ariane space rocket lifted off over the forests of French Guiana 40 years ago, enabling Europe to at last take its place as an independent player in the international race for space.
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European aircraft and aerospace giant Airbus has unveiled plans for a reusable space rocket launcher that should be ready in 2025, which the firm says will be radically different from the concept of rival US firm Space X.
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Jun 7, 2015
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The US space agency has narrowed its hunt for an asteroid to capture to three, NASA said Wednesday.
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Sep 12, 2013
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A Soyuz rocket launched two Galileo satellites into orbit on Friday, marking a crucial step for Europe's planned navigation system, operator Arianespace announced.
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Oct 13, 2012
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Europe on Monday successfully launched a new lightweight rocket carrying a test payload, culminating a more than 12-year quest to master the entire range of space launchers.
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Feb 13, 2012
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China is due to take its first step towards building a space station on Thursday when it launches an experimental module ahead of the country's National Day celebrations.
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Sep 28, 2011
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It has been an exciting and busy summer for the European Space Agency, with development and testing of its new Ariane 6 launcher.
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Sep 13, 2022
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The European Union on Tuesday announced 200 million euros ($222 million) of funding for the Ariane 6 rocket launcher and for small and medium-sized space technology companies.
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Jan 21, 2020
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Never mind Brexit: For a remote peninsula in the Scottish highlands, the buzz is all about hi-tech rocket launchers firing satellites into space.
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Jul 20, 2018
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Europe's Ariane 5 rocket launcher successfully sent two telecoms satellites, one for a US-based communications service provider and one for an Indonesian bank, into space on Saturday.
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