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Three takeaways from the A6 press event:
1⃣In put in place a review of #Ariane6 programme earlier this year which led to proposed key milestones to be achieved by the end of last month, with the objective of gaining confidence on an inaugural flight.
1⃣In put in place a review of #Ariane6 programme earlier this year which led to proposed key milestones to be achieved by the end of last month, with the objective of gaining confidence on an inaugural flight.
2⃣We have achieved those milestones, such as the start of the Upper Stage Hot-Firing tests in Lampoldshausen Germany and the full stacking of the #Ariane6 model that will be used for Combined Tests at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
3⃣This said, the inaugural flight is now planned for Q4 2023. With a project of this magnitude, let me be clear that this is a *planned* date and that the programme will still need to achieve a number of milestones for this schedule to remain valid.
On 13 July, CELESTA was launched into #space aboard #VegaC.
Here are the quick facts:
🛰️ It is the first CERN-driven satellite
🤖 It will study radiation's effects on electronics
🤝🏽 It is a collaboration with @umontpellier
🎥 @esa
@Arianespace @CNES @esa_sts
Here are the quick facts:
🛰️ It is the first CERN-driven satellite
🤖 It will study radiation's effects on electronics
🤝🏽 It is a collaboration with @umontpellier
🎥 @esa
@Arianespace @CNES @esa_sts
@umontpellier @esa @Arianespace @CNES @esa_sts #CELESTA was tested entirely at the CHARM facility.
Protecting satellites against radiation is a challenging and costly task. Some of CERN’s facilities are able to reproduce the environment of Earth’s orbit at a low cost, and help with radiation testing: kt.cern/aerospace/faci…
Protecting satellites against radiation is a challenging and costly task. Some of CERN’s facilities are able to reproduce the environment of Earth’s orbit at a low cost, and help with radiation testing: kt.cern/aerospace/faci…
To study the effect of space radiation on electronics, CERN has developed a radiation monitoring device, Space RadMon, taken into space with the #CELESTA microsatellite aboard #VegaC.
Lightweight and low-power, it is ideal for future space missions: kt.cern/aerospace/radi…
Lightweight and low-power, it is ideal for future space missions: kt.cern/aerospace/radi…
