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  • The Constellation story

    Return to the Moon to take up where, way too soon, Apollo had stopped. Such was the ambition of the Constellation programme on the point of becoming a page in NASA’s history before it has even achieved its objective.

  • Merry Christmas... in orbit!

    Whether you believe it or not, Father Christmas does not forget astronauts despite the obvious lack of a chimney...

  • Why Ariane?

    As the European launch vehicle celebrates its 30th birthday, it is perhaps the moment to remember that Ariane very nearly never existed!