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Last update: 12 hours agoSpace & Weather from Kourou: Europe’s Ariane 6 has successfully launched the Meteosat Third Generation Imager-2 (MTG-I2) from French Guiana, placing the new geostationary weather satellite on track to boost forecasts with imagery every 2.5 minutes—aimed at faster warnings for thunderstorms, fog, lightning and other fast-moving hazards. Local Space Industry Spotlight: Coverage from inside Kourou highlights how Ariane 6 parts are built across Europe and shipped to French Guiana for launch, underscoring the region’s role in keeping European space services running. Mercury Mission Update: BepiColombo’s Mercury Transfer Module has separated from its orbiters after an eight-year cruise, ending the ion propulsion phase following a power-fault redesign earlier in the mission—another milestone tied to the Ariane launch from Kourou in 2018. Space Funding Watch: Spain’s PLD Space extended its Series C by €108M to €288M total, backing MIURA 5 scaling, while ESA signed early European Launcher Challenge contracts worth €543.6M to help new providers reach orbit by 2028. Education & Social Impact: Illiteracy remains especially severe in French Guiana, where nearly one in two adults is affected, with multilingual realities and uneven access to schooling cited as key drivers.
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