At the same time, he noted that the Corner House was beneficial for filmmakers, since it was possible to film the most complex scenes associated with the Soviet period or the period of Soviet occupation in Latvia, the imprisonment of dissidents or the moment of occupation, as well as individual scenes of the war period. … Read more
2023-12-17 11:30:00 First flight outside China for the C919 A medium-haul aircraft to compete with Airbus’ A320neo and Boeing’s 737MAX, the C919 from Chinese state-owned Comac made its first flight outside China this week. The plane didn’t fly far since it landed… in Hong Kong. The C919 made its maiden flight last May. The device, … Read more
2023-11-23 19:00:00 This is the last major test for Europe’s main hope for space. This Thursday at 9:10 p.m., the Ariane 6 rocket is carrying out its last complete firing test in Kourou (Guyana). The launcher’s Vulcain 2.1 engines will be pushed to full power to simulate the conditions of a real takeoff. Nearly 150 … Read more
2023-11-14 08:00:00 Barely a year after completing a 7 million euro fundraising round, the Toulouse start-up U-Space is taking a new step towards the industrialization of new generation nanosatellites: the construction of a pilot plant of 1,000 m² in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne), the first stone of which was symbolically laid on November 9. The work will … Read more
2023-11-10 09:00:00 After a Framatome Defense division in 2020, Framatome Healthcare in 2021, EDF’s 75%-owned industrial nuclear subsidiary, Framatome, announced in mid-October the creation of a Framatome Space. More of an umbrella brand for the company’s space-related activities than a new division, Framatome Space should enable the company “to consolidate partnerships in the United States … Read more
2023-10-27 05:30:00 “Stop global warming? It’s simple, just install a graaaand parasol in the space., your child tells you. And it is not the astronomer from the University of Hawaii (United States) István Szapudi who will contradict him! The latter himself is considering this solution to save humanity… The parasol would reduce the amount of … Read more
2023-09-23 07:00:00 Tristan Bergen 23/09/2023 09:00 6 min After three years and several failed attempts, the Curiosity robot has finally managed to reach the ridge of Gediz Vallis near Mount Sharp, a rock formation that could teach us more about geology and Martian history. A difficult mission for Curiosity Mount Sharp is an area particularly … Read more
2023-07-29 16:48:51 The European satellite Aeolus, which had reached the end of its mission in orbit, came down to Earth “successfully” after an unprecedented maneuver to minimize the risk of falling debris on the ground, the European Space Agency announced on Saturday. (ESA). This Earth observation satellite, launched in 2018 to measure the winds, entered … Read more