Europe “back in space” despite Ariane 6 debut glitch
Paris, France Reuters Space bosses hailed Europe’s return to space after the Ariane 6 rocket successfully carried out a series of trials in a debut flight on Tuesday, but the mission ended with the launcher coasting in orbit without releasing its final batch of payloads. Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket takes off, in Kourou, French Guiana, […]
Essay: Destroyed Russian satellite creates yet more space debris to threaten the International Space Station
PIERRE OMALY, an expert in space debris at the French National Centre for Space Studies (CNES), looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – at the growing issue of debris in space…