43K views · 828 reactions | Welcome to Space Ariane 6! After years of...

12K views · 1.5K reactions | ✅ Last week, #Webb was placed on top of the #Ariane 5 and a protective ‘shower curtain’ was put up to avoid any contamination. ✅ On the day of encapsulation in the fairing, the protective cover on top of Webb was removed and the fairing was lowered down over the observatory and locked in place for liftoff!  https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2021/12/Webb_secured_inside_Ariane_5_fairing #WebbFliesAriane | ESA - European Space Agency | Facebook

June 4th - on this day in 1996, ESA - European Space Agency conducted the first launch of its Ariane 5 heavy-lift launch vehicle. The payload consisted of four 1,200 kg Cluster satellites, which were intended to conduct research into the Earth's magnetosphere. 37 seconds after liftoff from CSG Centre spatial guyanais, the rocket veered off course and began to disintegrate, prior to being destroyed by the Range Safety Officer. The reasons for the failure were multiple embarrassing software errors

7.7K views · 544 reactions | Ariane 5 has delivered two satellites, JCSAT-17 and Geo-Kompsat-2B, into their planned transfer orbits. Learn more: https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Ariane_5_s_second_launch_of_2020 Credit: ESA-CNES-Arianespace, Photo Optique Vidéo CSG | ESA - European Space Agency | Facebook

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