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Where Are They Now? Toronto Wolfpack’s final team on anniversary of last match
It’s five years to the day since Toronto Wolfpack beat Huddersfield Giants 18-0 in the Fifth Round of the Challenge Cup – the match which would prove the Canadian outfit’s last outing in the British game. After this game at the John Smith’s...

Europe's Ariane 6 rocket launch postponed due to 'anomaly'
France's Ariane 6 rocket is scheduled to launch Monday, deploying a military satellite designed to enhance intelligence capabilities as Europe seeks to reduce reliance on the US and counter rising space competition. Minutes before it was scheduled...
India: Political activists plan rally at Carnival Banquet Hall in Ranchi on Oct. 19
Activists plan to stage a protest in Cayenne on Oct. 18. Participants plan to gather outside the fire station on Nelson Madiba Mandela Avenue from 17:00 to denounce perceived high levels of insecurity in French Guiana, among other issues. The...

Saudis plan mega boxing fight at world's most famous prison 'Uncle Sam's Devil's Island'
Turki Alalshikh says the former maximum-security prison Alcatraz - aka Uncle Sam's Devil's Island - will host a mega boxing event next March. The head of Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority and The Ring magazine owner, who is also...

There was a flawless space mission on Thursday — it wasn’t SpaceX
While SpaceX managed to get its hulk of a Starship rocket off the ground on Thursday, the upper-stage spacecraft disintegrated soon after separating from the main-stage Super Heavy booster. The catastrophic failure occurred just two months after...

Ariane 6 successfully completes first commercial mission
The European Space Agency's Ariane 6 rocket successfully launched a French military satellite into space this week on its first commercial mission. Europe's Ariane 6 rocket roared skyward in its first commercial flight this week. It successfully...

Europe’s Ariane 6 deploys spy satellite in first full mission
(Reuters) – Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket successfully deployed a French spy satellite in its first fully operational launch yesterday, completing a return to space for a continent facing questions over its role amid a security rift with the United...

Europe's Ariane 6 deploys spy satellite in first full mission
Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket successfully deployed a French spy satellite in its first fully operational launch on Thursday, completing a return to space for a continent facing questions over its role amid a security rift with the United States....

Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket blasts off on first commercial mission
Europe’s new heavy-lift rocket Ariane 6 blasted off on its first commercial mission Thursday, carrying with it the continent’s hopes of bolstering its security and independent access to space. After several delays including a last-minute...

140-member Guyanese contingent confirmed for Inter-Guiana Games
The National Sports Commission (NSC), following an extensive and consultative process, has finalised a 140-member contingent that will participate in the 2025 edition of the Inter-Guiana Games (IGG), which is slated for Cayenne, French Guiana,...

Europe's Ariane 6 space launch postponed again
The first commercially operational launch of Europe's Ariane 6 heavy rocket was postponed for a second time on Monday, operator Arianespace said on its YouTube channel. The launch, designed to carry a French military observation satellite to...
NSC finalises 140-member contingent for IGG slated from October 24-26th
THE National Sports Commission (NSC), following an extensive and consultative process, has finalised a 140-member contingent that will participate in the 2025 edition of the Inter-Guiana Games (IGG), which is slated for Cayenne, French Guiana,...

Europe’s Ariane 6 space launch postponed
(Reuters) – The first commercially operational launch of Europe’s Ariane 6 heavy rocket was postponed for a second time on Monday, operator Arianespace said on its YouTube channel. The launch, designed to carry a French military observation...

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Enabling & Support 42762 views 69 likes Planck was Europe's first mission to study the Cosmic Microwave Background, the relic radiation from the Big Bang, which occurred about 14 thousand million years ago. As the early universe expanded, it...

Ariane 6 launch delayed
Arianespace has postponed the launch of its Ariane 6 rocket which was origially planned to fly on February 26th. Arianespace has not given a fresh date for the debut commercial mission which will eventually carry a French science craft (CSO-3)...
PLD Space signs agreement to launch from spaceport in Oman
WASHINGTON — Spanish company PLD Space plans to conduct launches of its Miura 5 small launch vehicle from a new spaceport in Oman starting as soon as 2027. PLD Space signed an agreement Feb. 20 with Etlaq Spaceport in Oman to conduct Miura 5...

PLD Space expands global launch network with new Oman spaceport
PLD Space expands global launch network with new Oman spaceport by Hugo Ritmico Madrid, Spain (SPX) Feb 21, 2025 PLD Space, a global provider of space services specializing in vertically integrated engineering and manufacturing, has announced its...

Mechanical issue delays ESA’s Vega-C’s launch of Sentinel-1C to Thursday
Update: launch postponed to Thursday 5 December 2024. Due to a mechanical issue preventing the withdrawal of the mobile gantry, the launch chronology has been stopped. The earliest targeted launch date is planned for tomorrow Thursday 5 December...
Europe’s latest rocket, Ariane 6, scheduled for Feb. 26, has been postponed
The first commercial launch of Europe’s latest rocket, Ariane 6, initially scheduled for Feb. 26, has been postponed, launch service provider Arianespace announced on Friday. “Due to further operations needed on a ground system, the launch...
Europe's Ariane 6 rocket launch postponed
PARIS, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- The first commercial launch of Europe's latest rocket, Ariane 6, initially scheduled for Feb. 26, has been postponed, launch service provider Arianespace announced on Friday. "Due to further operations needed on a ground...