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@LIGO but then the universe must have anticipated this commissioning break a couple of billion years ago?😊
It’s official: Europe turns to the Falcon 9 to launch its navigation satellites

The European Union agreed to pay a 30 percent premium for Falcon 9 launches.

Ars Technica
@Ansi Danke, super Bericht.
First segments of ELT’s main mirror arrive in Chile

First segments of ELT’s main mirror arrive in Chile

www.eso.org
@Ansi RFA is a german company and Augsburg is not in Austria. 😎 Also: With the current rate of progress ArianeGroup will need another 10 years for any significant results with Prometheus and Themis.
@neues Trotzdem seit 40 Jahren kein Ergebnis. Leider kein „Contact“.
@neues Glückwunsch. Habe diesen Schritt vor einem Jahr getan. Freue mich hier auf Raumfahrt News.
@raumfahrttutnot „Große Fortschritte“? Das war ursprünglich mal für 2020 avisiert. ESA sollte das Geld lieber in echte Startups investieren und aufhören die Erfolglosigkeit von #ArianeGroup zu sponsern.
Rescheduled wet dress rehearsal for #Ariane6 was successful. Next important milestone will be full duration 1st stage burn test end of November. Will we get a launch date after that? #esa #arianegroup https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Ariane/Nighttime_rehearsal_for_Ariane_6_towards_first_flight
Nighttime rehearsal for Ariane 6 towards first flight

Revised test schedule for #Ariane6 due to issue with hydraulic component in first stage. #esa hopes that this changed test sequence will reduce the impact for project timeline. https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Ariane_6_joint_update_report_19_October_2023
Ariane 6 joint update report, 19 October 2023

The Ariane 6 Launcher Task Force consists of top management of ESA, as the overall Ariane 6 procuring entity and launch system architect, of the French space agency CNES, as the launch base prime contractor, of ArianeGroup as the launcher system prime contractor and of Arianespace as the launch service provider. This group reports regularly on progress being made towards inaugural flight of the new Ariane 6 launcher.