Organisation: Ariane

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Ireland joins space race in 1978

IRELAND joined the space race in 1978 with a government decision to provide funds for Europe’s Ariane rocket programme.

Thu, 01 Jan, 2009

Ariane rocket flies into space

Europe’s most powerful rocket, carrying a payload of precious satellites, soared into space today from its South American base more than two years after its inaugural launch ended in disaster.

Sat, 12 Feb, 2005

Euro rocket launch postponed

The launch of an Ariane rocket that was to lob a Canadian telecommunications satellite into orbit was postponed hours before blast off because of a problem with the European launcher.

Tue, 13 Jul, 2004