Rappler's latest stories on Arianespace
Glitch delays launch of Europe's exoplanet hunter
CHEOPS, short for CHaracterising ExxOPlanet Satellite, will seek to better understand what exoplanets are made of – an important step in the long quest to unravel the conditions required for extraterrestrial life
Vega rocket fails after takeoff in French Guiana
It is the first failure after 14 successful launches of Vega – Arianespace's lightweight launcher – since operations began at the Guiana Space Center in 2012
Ariane 5 satellites in orbit but not in right location
(3rd UPDATE) 'Both satellites were confirmed separated, acquired and they are on orbit,' Arianespace says in an updated statement
Europe launches fresh satellite pair for sat-nav system
The Galileo sat nav system should be able to provide a more precise signal than the US Global Positioning System GPS according to its developers
Einstein's theory of relativity faces satellite test
The mission of the Microscope orbiter is to test the basis for our modern understanding of gravity
Two Galileo satellites lose their way
Observations taken after the separation of the satellites from the Soyuz VS09 rocket for the Galileo Mission show a gap between the orbit achieved and that which was planned
Europe launches two navigation satellites
The satellites are part of the Galileo navigation system designed as an alternative to the existing US Global Positioning System GPS and Russia s Glonass
