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Arianespace Ready for Liftoff

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the anxiously-awaiting-the-space-elevator dept.

stuckinarut writes to tell us Arianespace is reporting that their newest Ariane dual-satellite ECA mission rolled out of the assembly building and is set for a launch today (Nov 12) at 2345 GMT. This flight is set to demonstrate the massive lift capacity of nearly 10,000 kg and is currently the "only commercial vehicle that can launch two mainstream telecommunications satellite payloads on the same mission."

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  1. Commercial space race by CdXiminez · · Score: 4, Insightful

    A new Ariane and the Galileo GPS well under way, it seems Europe is into the space race in a very commercial way.

  2. Re:Been there, done that by Jeff+DeMaagd · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Maybe you missed the connection that the Space shuttle is a government vehicle, and is not accepting or launching commercial payload? Actually, it's not launching anything right now.