Testing prototypes in space can help with research projects and unlock the market potential of commercial applications. These are also called in-orbit demonstration or validation (IOD/IOV) as they are meant to demonstrate or validate hardware, services and satellite payloads in.

Three missions will fly with Avio on a Vega-C rocket from the European spaceport in French Guiana:. - E.T. Pack mission from PERSEI Space.- Pluto+ cubesat from @DLR_en .- GapMap-1 from Grasp. Two missions are to fly with Isar Aerospace on a Spectrum rocket from Andøya spaceport

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Five missions secured their flights with Avio and Isar Aerospace 🚀. Contracts have been signed under the Flight Ticket Initiative, a collaboration between @esa and the @EU_Commission for European companies and institutions to test and prove new products and applications in.

RT @esa: ✅ Registration is now open for #ESAOpenDays (11 October, Disability Access Day) at ESA ESTEC 👇. (note: General Public Day registra….

We can't stop watching this, on loop 🤩. 📸 ESA - M. Pédoussaut

This image shows #Ariane6 painting the night sky as it took @eumetsat's Metop-SG-A1 and @CopernicusEU Sentinel-5A to orbit. This image is an example of "light painting", we left the shutter of our camera open for an extended period of time, and let Ariane 6 do the painting. 📸

Couldn't stay up for the launch tonight?. Watch the highlights with us today! 🫰. This stunning picture shows the moment #Ariane6 left the ground at the European spaceport in French Guiana, on 13 August at 02:37 CEST (12 August 21:37 local time). 📸 ESA - S. Corvaja

@Arianespace @eumetsat @CopernicusEU @esa @ESA_EO @defis_eu After the ignition of the Auxiliary Propulsion Unit, the Vinci engine’s third boost put the upper stage into a reentry orbit to safely burn up through Earth’s atmosphere, preventing accumulation of space debris. That concludes our work this evening. Thank you for being with us!

@Arianespace @eumetsat @CopernicusEU @esa @ESA_EO @defis_eu Bye bye, @eumetsat's Metop-SG-A1 and @CopernicusEU Sentinel-5A!. It was a pleasure taking you to space. Your journey of scientific discoveries starts now. Over and out, @ESA_EO 🫳🎤. 📸 @esa - P. Carril

@Arianespace Ariane 6's fairing just opened to reveal its passengers to space! . The upper and core stages are still connected to @eumetsat's Metop-SG-A1 and @CopernicusEU Sentinel-5A as the rocket keeps moving farther away from Earth 🚀 . 📸 @ESA - P. Carril

Bye bye P120C, #Ariane6 just left its two boosters behind just two minutes after leaving the ground. 🎥 video credits: @Arianespace

And we have liftoff! 🚀.

Right now, the propellant pipes are being chilled and the rocket stages filled with fuel. Final weather checks will be done before the automated sequence starts and then… Liftoff! 🚀. High-resolution image available here:

What happens before 3, 2, 1, TOP?. Well, one of the final tasks is to roll away the mobile gantry to reveal #Ariane6 on the launchpad. ✅. 📸 @esa - S. Corvaja

🤝There they stand. 📷First views of #Ariane6 on the launch pad. 🚀 Flight #VA264 will take Metop-SG-A1 and Copernicus Sentinel-5 to orbit.✅Launch readiness review: GO.☁️Weather looks good.📅Liftoff 13 August 02:37 CEST.🔴Watch live:

Ever wondered what parts make up the #Ariane6 launch pad? Wonder no more. Here they are, not from A to Z, but from 1 to 8!. The ELA4 launch pad plays supports Ariane 6’s launches from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. High-resolution image available here:

@eumetsat @CopernicusEU @defis_eu @esa @ESA_EO @ArianeGroup @Arianespace @EuropeSpacePort 📸 ESA - M. Pédoussaut.

@eumetsat @CopernicusEU @defis_eu @esa @ESA_EO @ArianeGroup @Arianespace @EuropeSpacePort Like a cherry on top of a cake🍒. Ariane 6 is now complete to take Metop-SG-A1 and Copernicus Sentinel-5A to orbit on 13 August at 01:37 BST, 02:37 CEST (12 August 21:37 local time). #VA264

RT @ESA_EO: Watch live on 13 August at 02:37 CEST as Metop-SG-A1 and @CopernicusEU Sentinel-5A soar into the skies on an Ariane 6 rocket fr….

@eumetsat @CopernicusEU @defis_eu @esa @ESA_EO @ArianeGroup @Arianespace @EuropeSpacePort Although these pictures don't show it, here's a video for those of you who are curious about the Upper Composite Transport ⬇️.