After Delays, Ariane 5 Launches Three Satellites

Credit: Arianespace
An Ariane 5 rocket carrying the second Northrop Grumman Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-2) along with U.S. and Japanese telecommunications satellites successfully lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana, late Aug. 15, the first launch by Arianespace since the onset of the global coronavirus pandemic...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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