Tag: ESA
Hermès or the missed opportunity for Europeans to be autonomous in human space flights
In 1992, the European Space Agency abandoned the Hermès small space shuttle program and put an end to autonomy in terms of manned flights. Thirty years later, while many managers…
Space: highlights for manned flights in 2022
After the very good year 2021 in terms of manned flights, which we will briefly summarize for you here, 2022 will be an even more exciting year with many firsts.…
Space: after a good year, 2022 promises to be exciting for manned flights
After the very good year 2021 in terms of manned flights, which we will briefly summarize for you here, 2022 will be an even more exciting year with many firsts.…
Here’s everything the Webb Space Telescope will observe for the first year
The launch of the James Webb Space Telescope is announced for this fall. Finally ! Preparations are in full swing. The project managers have just announced the list of 286…
The Webb space telescope and the Miri instrument told by the French scientists who made it
A few days before the launch of the James-Webb, the most powerful space telescope ever built will finally fly aboard an Ariane 5 and continue the work of its predecessor,…
5 things to know about the Webb Space Telescope
A few days before the launch of the James-Webb space telescope, Futura invites you to come back to five highlights or anecdotes that punctuated the design of the new ESA…
Webb, the largest space telescope ever built, told by the French scientists who made it
A few days before the launch of the James-Webb, the most powerful space telescope ever built will finally fly aboard an Ariane 5 and continue the work of its predecessor,…
In photos: the Webb space telescope suspended from a wire and installed on Ariane 5
In this image, we see the “arrival” of the satellite on the Ariane 5 launcher. It also shows the “shower curtain” about 12 meters high and 8 meters in diameter…
Solar Orbiter: its flight over Earth on November 27 will be the riskiest moment of its mission
The probability that the Solar Orbiter will encounter debris on its next flight over Earth is very low. But the risk is not zero, and the mere fact that this…