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Vega lifts off
Vega lifts off.
On 2 September 2020, Vega flight VV16 lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana to progressively deliver 53 light satellites into Sun-synchronous orbits at 515 km and 530 km altitude on a mission lasting 124 minutes.
This proof-of-concept flight demonstrates and validates a new rideshare launch service for light satellites using the Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) dispenser developed by ESA. The SSMS is light and has a modular design that can be configured to meet the requirements of the mission, securing anything from the smallest 1 kg CubeSats up to 500 kg minisatellites.
There were 21 customers sharing this launch.
ESA has contributed to the development of four payloads on board – the 113 kg ESAIL microsatellite and three CubeSats: Simba, Picasso and FSSCat which carries pioneering AI technology named ?-sat-1.Credit: ESA / eyevine
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Ariane 5 liftoff
Ariane 5 liftoff. On 15 August 2020, Ariane 5 flight VA253 lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana and delivered two telecom satellites Galaxy-30 and BSAT-4B, and the Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-2), into their planned transfer orbits.
Also on this flight, there were four notable technical modifications to Ariane 5: an onboard autonomous tracking kit called Kassav, vented nose cone from RUAG in Switzerland and new materials for a lighter upper stage and vehicle equipment bay (VEB) – the ‘brain’ of the launch vehicle.
These modifications will continue to be used on all Ariane 5 flights and also incorporated in the upcoming Ariane 6.
Flight VA253 was the 109th Ariane 5 mission.Credit: ESA / eyevine
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Ariane 5 liftoff
Ariane 5 liftoff.
On 15 August 2020, Ariane 5 flight VA253 lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana and delivered two telecom satellites Galaxy-30 and BSAT-4B, and the Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-2), into their planned transfer orbits.
Also on this flight, there were four notable technical modifications to Ariane 5: an onboard autonomous tracking kit called Kassav, vented nose cone from RUAG in Switzerland and new materials for a lighter upper stage and vehicle equipment bay (VEB) – the ‘brain’ of the launch vehicle.
These modifications will continue to be used on all Ariane 5 flights and also incorporated in the upcoming Ariane 6.
Flight VA253 was the 109th Ariane 5 mission.Credit: ESA / eyevine
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Ariane 5 liftoff
Ariane 5 liftoff.
VA253 lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana and delivered two telecom satellites Galaxy-30 and BSAT-4B, and the Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-2), into their planned transfer orbits.
Also on this flight, there were four notable technical modifications to Ariane 5: an onboard autonomous tracking kit called Kassav, vented nose cone from RUAG in Switzerland and new materials for a lighter upper stage and vehicle equipment bay (VEB) – the ‘brain’ of the launch vehicle.
These modifications will continue to be used on all Ariane 5 flights and also incorporated in the upcoming Ariane 6.
Flight VA253 was the 109th Ariane 5 mission.
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SpaceX Crew Dragon training
SpaceX Crew Dragon training.
ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet will be the first European astronaut to fly to the International Space Station on board a SpaceX Crew Dragon.
Here he is learning the systems ahead of his second space mission, Alpha, which is scheduled for launch in spring 2021. Credit: ESA / eyevine
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Copernicus Sentinel-6
Ready to measure sea-surface height.
Copernicus Sentinel-6 carries a radar altimeter to observe changes in sea-surface topography with centimetre precision, providing insights into global sea levels. These measurements are not only critical for monitoring our rising seas, but also for climate forecasting, sustainable ocean-resource management, coastal management and environmental protection, the fishing industry, and more. The Copernicus Sentinel-6 mission will assume the critical role of monitoring sea-level change by extending the long-term measurement record of global mean sea level from space.Credit: ESA / eyevine
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SpaceX Crew-2
SpaceX Crew-2 & Backup with ESA astronauts Thomas Pesquet & Matthias Maurer and NASA astronaut Megan Behnken during Emergency Vehicle Familiarization. Photo Date: June 23, 2020. Location: Bldg. 9NW, ISS Mockups. Photographer: Robert MarkowitzCredit: ESA / eyevine
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SEOSAT-Ingenio
SEOSAT-Ingenio being prepared for shipment to Kourou.
SEOSAT-Ingenio at the premises of Airbus in Madrid, Spain, being prepared for shipment to EuropeÕs Spaceport in French Guiana.
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Ariane 5’s second launch of 2020
On 18 February 2020, Ariane 5 flight VA252 lifted off from EuropeÕs Spaceport in French Guiana and delivered JCSAT-17 and Geo-Kompsat-2B, into their planned transfer orbits.Credit: ESA / eyevine
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ESA’s new Sun exploring spacecraft Solar Orbiter
ESA’s new Sun exploring spacecraft Solar Orbiter launched atop the US Atlas V 411 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 04:03 GMT (05:03 CET) on 10 February 2020. An ESA-led mission with strong NASA participation, Solar Orbiter will look at some of the never-before-seen regions of the Sun, such as the poles, and attempt to shed more light on the origins of solar wind, which can knock out power grids on the ground and disrupt operations of satellites orbiting the Earth. The spacecraft will take advantage of the gravitational pull of Venus to adjust its orbit to obtain unprecedented views of the solar surface.Credit: ESA / eyevine
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Solar Orbiter liftoff
ESA’s new Sun exploring spacecraft Solar Orbiter launched atop the US Atlas V 411 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 04:03 GMT (05:03 CET) on 10 February 2020. An ESA-led mission with strong NASA participation, Solar Orbiter will look at some of the never-before-seen regions of the Sun, such as the poles, and attempt to shed more light on the origins of solar wind, which can knock out power grids on the ground and disrupt operations of satellites orbiting the Earth. The spacecraft will take advantage of the gravitational pull of Venus to adjust its orbit to obtain unprecedented views of the solar surface.Credit: ESA / eyevine
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Ariane 5 soars to space
Ariane 5 soars to space.
On 26 November 2019, Ariane 5 lifted off from EuropeÕs Spaceport in French Guiana and delivered two telecom satellites, TIBA-1 and Inmarsat-GX5, into their planned orbits.
Get close to Ariane 5's two solid rocket boosters and the Vulcain 2 engine providing the thrust at liftoff on flight VA250. Thermal insulation panels fall away in the foreground.
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Connecting the Webb
Connecting the Webb. Reaching a major milestone, engineers have successfully connected the two halves of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope for the first time at Northrop GrummanÕs facilities in Redondo Beach, California. Once it reaches space, Webb will explore the cosmos using infrared light, from planets and moons within our Solar System to the most ancient and distant galaxies.
To combine both halves of Webb, engineers carefully lifted the telescope (which includes the mirrors and science instruments) above the already-combined sunshield and spacecraft using a crane. Team members slowly guided the telescope into place, ensuring that all primary points of contact were perfectly aligned and seated properly. The observatory has been mechanically connected; next steps will be to electrically connect the halves, and then test the electrical connections.
Later, engineers will fully deploy the intricate five-layer sunshield, which is designed to keep Webb's mirrors and scientific instruments cold by blocking infrared light from the Earth, Moon and Sun. The ability of the sunshield to deploy to its correct shape is critical to mission success.
Webb is scheduled for launch on a European Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana in March 2021.
The James Webb Space Telescope is an international project led by NASA with its partners, ESA and the Canadian Space Agency. As part of its contribution to the project, ESA provides the NIRSpec instrument, the Optical Bench Assembly of the MIRI instrument, the Ariane 5 launcher, and staff to support mission operations at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, USA.Credit: ESA / eyevine
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Cargo load
The Cygnus NG-12 cargo vehicle hangs out after arriving to the International Space Station on 4 November.
The latest resupply mission includes over 4 tonnes of science experiments, crew supplies, and station hardware. It also crucially includes components essential for the series of spacewalks taking place this month.
In a few weeks ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano and NASA astronaut Drew Morgan will venture out to perform a series of spacewalks four years in the making. The extravehicular activities, or EVAs, will service and enhance the dark matter-hunting Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer AMS-02.
The dark-matter hunter was launched in 2011 and records over 17 billion cosmic rays, particles and nuclei a year. Results from the particle physics detector are among the top five most-cited publications from International Space Station research.
The instrument was initially meant to run for only three years but has been so successful that its mission has been extended. However, three of the four cooling pumps have stopped functioning and will require multiple spacewalks to repair.
Luca will take a leading role in the spacewalks with the first intended to determine just how and where to intervene, and what tools will be needed for the process.
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Suitcase-sized asteroid explorer
This replica model of ESA’s ‘Miniaturised Asteroid Remote Geophysical Observer’, or M-Argo, was on display at the Agency’s recent Antennas workshop. It is the one of numerous small missions planned as part of ESA’s Technology Strategy, being presented at this month’s Space19+ Council at Ministerial Level.
This is a suitcase-sized nanospacecraft based on the CubeSat design employing standardised 10 cm cubic units within which electronic boards can be stacked and subsystems attached. M-Argo is a 12-unit CubeSat – with a 22 x 22 x 34 cm body – that would hitch a ride on the launch of a larger space mission whose trajectory takes it beyond Earth orbit, such as astronomy missions to a Sun–Earth Lagrange point.
The CubeSat would then use its own miniaturised electric thruster to take it into deep space and rendezvous with an asteroid, which it would survey using a multispectral camera and a laser altimeter to look for resources such as hydrated minerals that could be extracted in future. Other miniaturised payloads are also being considered.
“Such a small spacecraft has never independently travelled through deep space to rendezvous with an asteroid before,” comments Roger Walker, overseeing ESA’s Technology Cubesats. “It will enable the cost of asteroid exploration to be reduced by an order of magnitude or more.”
Numerous miniaturised technologies are currently being developed to enable the M-Argo mission, including the electric propulsion system, a high frequency ‘X-band’ communications system with a flat panel antenna – as seen in the image – to communicate with Earth at distances of up to 150 million km and a mechanism to steer the solar panels constantly at the Sun to generate enough power for the electric propulsion and communications systems.
The M-Argo CubeSat and its mission are currently being designed for ESA by a team consisting of Gomspace in Luxembourg and Politecnico di Milano in Italy.Credit: ESA / eyevine
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Ariane 5 launchers with science missions onboard.
Ariane 5 launchers with science missions onboard.
If it wasnÕt for launch capabilities we would never have delved deep into the echo of the Big Bang nor lived out the adventures of Rosetta and Philae at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Nor would we have captured some of the UniverseÕs most energetic phenomena, or be on our way to the innermost planet of the Solar System. Some of ESAÕs biggest science missions only got off the ground Ð literally Ð thanks to the mighty Ariane 5, one of the most reliable launchers that gives access to space from EuropeÕs Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
ESA has been using the Ariane family of launch vehicles right back since Ariane 1, which launched the comet-chaser Giotto, ESAÕs first deep space mission, in 1985. Later, the astrometry satellite Hipparcos rode into space on an Ariane 4 in 1989 and the Infrared Space Observatory launched in 1995.
One of the first Ariane 5 flights took XMM-Newton into space twenty years ago, in December 1999 (leftmost image). The X-ray space observatory is an impressive workhorse, enabling ground-breaking discoveries on a range of cosmic mysteries from enigmatic black holes to the evolution of galaxies across the Universe.
SMART-1, EuropeÕs first mission to the Moon, got its ride to space in 2003 (second image from left). It was used to test solar electric propulsion and other technologies, while performing scientific observations of the Moon. BepiColombo launched in 2018 (far right) on the 101st Ariane 5 launch; it is using electric propulsion, in combination with planetary gravity assists, to reach Mercury.
In between, Rosetta began its ten year journey through the Solar System starting with a boost into space on an Ariane 5 (middle image), and in 2009 Herschel and Planck shared a ride on the same launcher (second from right) from which they would both proceed to the second Lagrange point, L2, 1.5 million km from Earth in the opposite direction to the Sun, to reveal the Universe in new
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Ariane 6
First half-shell of Ariane 6 fairing.
With the help of ESA, RUAG Space developed an out-of-autoclave process where the carbon-fibre shells of the rocket fairing are cured in an industrial oven instead of an autoclave. It reduces cost and saves time.
The first fairing manufactured in this way was flown on Ariane 5, flight VA238 on 28 June 2017. Vega began using the new type of fairing on 1 August 2017.
Ariane 6 and Vega?C fairings will also be produced in the same way. The first half-shell of Ariane 6 (pictured) has been made.
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Ariane 6
CSG - ELA-4 construction site for Ariane 6.
The ELA-4 (French: l'Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 4) launch site is currently undergoing construction and is intended as the future launch site for the Ariane 6 launch vehicle.
Both the launch pad itself and the BAL (Fench: B‰timent dÕAssemblage Lanceur) - the launcher assembly building are being worked on for use with Ariane 6.
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Ariane 6
Ariane 6 tank for the core stage.
An ArianeGroup facility in Les Mureaux, France, hosts the largest friction stir welding machines in Europe for producing the Ariane 6 cryogenic tanks for Ariane 6Õs core stage.
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GHGSat’s Iris during testing
GHGSatÕs Iris during testing,
GHGSatÕs commercialisation satellite ÔIrisÕ during testing. Iris is scheduled to launch in August 2020 and will measure sources of the potent greenhouse gas, methane, at higher resolution than has previously been possible. Industrial site operators will use Iris measurements alongside Copernicus Sentinel-5P and Claire measurements to better understand their greenhouse gas emissions, enabling them to control and, ultimately, reduce them.Credit: ESA / eyevine
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P120C
Hot firing of P120C solid rocket motor for Vega-C. On 28 January 2019, the first qualification model of the P120C solid-propellant motor, in the configuration for Vega-C, was static fired on the test stand at EuropeÕs Spaceport in French Guiana.
During a burn time of 135 seconds, the P120C delivered a maximum thrust of 4650 kN. No anomalies were seen and the performance met expectations.Credit: ESA / eyevine
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FEATURE - Pix of the Day: Bilder des Tages
Ariane 5 V243 100th launch. Ariane 5 V243 ascends from the European Spaceport’s ELA-3 launch zone on its 100th flight, carrying a dual payload of the Horizons 3e and Azerspace-2/Intelsat 38 telecommunications satellites, 25 September 2018Credit: ESA / eyevine
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BepiColombo stack. The BepiColombo spacecraft ‘stack’ is complete. ESA’s Mercury Transfer Module sits at the bottom, its two 15 m-long solar arrays folded for launch. It will use a combination of solar electric propulsion, chemical propulsion, and nine gravity assist flybys over seven years to deliver the two science orbiters that sit above, to Mercury.
In the middle of the stack is ESA’s Mercury Planetary Orbiter, its 3.7 m wide radiator facing the viewer. The three red oval shapes indicate startrackers, which will be used for navigation.
Most science instruments are mounted on the side of the spacecraft that will point at Mercury – the side clamped against the transfer module during cruise – but some instruments and sensors are located at the main radiator, and the magnetometer boom is folded above.
On top is JAXA’s eight-sided Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter. The sunshield that will protect the module during the cruise phase will be added about a week before launch.
Eight of the 11 instrument suites onboard the Mercury Planetary Orbiter and three out of five on the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter can operate or partially operate during the cruise phase, and will take measurements during the two flybys of Venus, for example. Once at Mercury, the two orbiters will operate from different orbits to provide the most detailed study of the innermost planet date, from its interior to surface features, to its interaction with the solar wind.
The complete spacecraft stack will be attached to the launch vehicle and sealed inside the fairing in the final week before launch. Roll-out of the Ariane 5 to the launch pad is anticipated about two days before launch.
Launch is currently scheduled for 19 October 22:45 GFT local time, or 01:45 GMT / 03:45 CEST on 20 October. It will be the 101st launch of an Ariane 5.
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Cheops inside LEAF chamber.
ESA’s exoplanet-surveying Cheops satellite, with its distinctive main telescope instrument, seen being prepared for testing within ESA’s Large European Acoustic Facility (LEAF) at the Agency’s ESTEC Test Centre in Noordwijk, the Netherlands this month. LEAF can subject satellites to the same volume of noise a launcher produces as it takes off and flies through the atmosphere. One wall of the chamber – which stands 11 m wide by 9 m deep and 16.4 m high – incorporates a set of enormous sound horns. Nitrogen shot through the horns can produce a range of noise up to more than 154 decibels, like standing close to multiple jets taking off. ESA’s Cheops satellite will measure the sizes of known exoplanets by detecting tiny fluctuations in the light of their parent stars. Cheops, or ‘CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite’, combines a state-of-the-art scientific performance with a compact design – 1.5 m by 1.4 m by 1.5 m in size, it weighs in at about 300 kg fully fuelled – allowing it to be flown as a secondary passenger on a Soyuz launcher inside its ASAP-S adapter. A test version of Cheops – its ‘structural qualification model’ plus ‘instrument structural and thermal model’ – underwent previous LEAF testing back in November 2015. Once its acoustic testing was complete this final Cheops ‘flight model’ went on to electromagnetic compatibility testing in ESA’s Maxwell facility. Once its test campaign is complete, the satellite is scheduled for launch readiness at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana early next year. Credit: ESA / eyevine
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(180330) -- XICHANG, March 30, 2018 (Xinhua) -- China sends twin satellites into space with a single carrier rocket, adding two more members for its domestic BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), in Xichang of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on March 30, 2018. (Xinhua/Liang Keyan)
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NEWS - Cape Canaveral: Atlas V bringt Wettersatelliten ins All
March 1, 2018 - Cape Canaveral, FL, United States of America - The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off carrying the NOAA Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station March 1, 2018 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The GOES-S is the second satellite in a series of next-generation weather satellites (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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SpaceX Launches NASA Cargo and Research To International Space Station
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying the Dragon resupply spacecraft on the sixth commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff was at 4:10 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, April 14. Research that will help prepare NASA astronauts and robotic explorers for future missions to Mars is among the two tons of cargo on its way to the International Space Station aboard Dragon.
The mission is the company's sixth cargo delivery flight to the station through NASAÕs Commercial Resupply Services contract. Dragon's cargo will support approximately 40 of the more than 250 science and research investigations that will be performed during Expeditions 43 and 44, including numerous human research investigations for NASA astronaut Scott Kelly's one-year mission in space.
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European launcher family
Artist's view of the European launcher family.
Shown from left to right: Ariane 5, the four-booster Ariane 6 (A64), Vega, Vega-C, the two-booster Ariane 6 (A62).
Ariane 5 and Vega are operated from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Vega-C is set to debut in 2020, increasing performance from VegaÕs current 1.5 t to about 2.2 t in a reference 700 km polar orbit, covering identified European institutional usersÕ mission needs, with no increase in launch service and operating costs.
The first flight of Ariane 6 is planned for 2020. Ariane 6 provides a modular architecture using either two boosters (Ariane 62) or four boosters (Ariane 64), depending on the required performance. The P120C solid-propellant boosters will be common with Vega-C.
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Bird perches on a capybara using it as a launchpad to catch insects, Pantanal, Pocone, Brazil - April 2014
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Brazilian Bother: Yellow Bird Bothers Capybara
This hapless capybara seems to be having just as much bother as certain football teams in Brazil.
A cheeky bird hitching a ride and free meal on the back of a giant rodent has been captured by a British wildlife photographer.
Paul Williams, 34, observed the cattle tyrant in Brazil's Pantanal region on the back of a pig-sized capybara, the largest rodent in the world.
The bird was spotted doing acrobatic somersaults as it used the animal's back as a launch platform for catching insects - and the capybara didn't look impressed.
As the name suggests, the cattle tyrants sometimes perch on the backs of cattle and horses to catch insects flushed by the livestock. But this cheeky bird was also feasting on the semi aquatic mammal's fur - possibly for ticks.
The giant rodent disturbed insects as it grazed on grass, which were then quickly snapped up by the somersaulting bird.
Paul, who works for the BBC Natural History Unit, said: "It was quite funny to see this little bird riding on top of this massive rodent. It was as if the bird was commanding it to march on, and whispering directions in it's ear"
"He looked quite happy hitching a free ride and getting a meal. He ate from the capybara's fur then snapped up any insects the rodent disturbed while eating amongst the grass and water hyacinth.
"You could see the bird jumping up in the air and doing somersaults to catch the insects. I thought that it was quite a sight, but judging by the capybara's expression he didn't agree.
"This sort of relationship is quite a common occurrence and several species of birds increase their feeding rate by associating with capybara or other large mammals."
Capybaras are closely related to guinea pigs but weigh in at around 55 kg and grow up to a metre long. They live in grassy wetla...
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Bird perches on a capybara using it as a launchpad to catch insects, Pantanal, Pocone, Brazil - April 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Paul Williams/REX (3850673p)
capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) Pantanal, Poconé, Brazil. Cattle Tyrant (Machetornis rixosa) looking for insects to feed on.
Brazilian Bother: Yellow Bird Bothers Capybara
This hapless capybara seems to be having just as much bother as certain football teams in Brazil.
A cheeky bird hitching a ride and free meal on the back of a giant rodent has been captured by a British wildlife photographer.
Paul Williams, 34, observed the cattle tyrant in Brazil's Pantanal region on the back of a pig-sized capybara, the largest rodent in the world.
The bird was spotted doing acrobatic somersaults as it used the animal's back as a launch platform for catching insects - and the capybara didn't look impressed.
As the name suggests, the cattle tyrants sometimes perch on the backs of cattle and horses to catch insects flushed by the livestock. But this cheeky bird was also feasting on the semi aquatic mammal's fur - possibly for ticks.
The giant rodent disturbed insects as it grazed on grass, which were then quickly snapped up by the somersaulting bird.
Paul, who works for the BBC Natural History Unit, said: "It was quite funny to see this little bird riding on top of this massive rodent. It was as if the bird was commanding it to march on, and whispering directions in it's ear"
"He looked quite happy hitching a free ride and getting a meal. He ate from the capybara's fur then snapped up any insects the rodent disturbed while eating amongst the grass and water hyacinth.
"You could see the bird jumping up in the air and doing somersaults to catch the insects. I thought that it was quite a sight, but judging by the capybara's expression he didn't agree.
"This sort of relationship is quite a common occurrence and several species of birds increase their feeding rate by associating with capybara or other large mammals."
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Bird perches on a capybara using it as a launchpad to catch insects, Pantanal, Pocone, Brazil - April 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Paul Williams/REX (3850673v)
Brazilian Bother: Yellow Bird Bothers Capybara
This hapless capybara seems to be having just as much bother as certain football teams in Brazil.
A cheeky bird hitching a ride and free meal on the back of a giant rodent has been captured by a British wildlife photographer.
Paul Williams, 34, observed the cattle tyrant in Brazil's Pantanal region on the back of a pig-sized capybara, the largest rodent in the world.
The bird was spotted doing acrobatic somersaults as it used the animal's back as a launch platform for catching insects - and the capybara didn't look impressed.
As the name suggests, the cattle tyrants sometimes perch on the backs of cattle and horses to catch insects flushed by the livestock. But this cheeky bird was also feasting on the semi aquatic mammal's fur - possibly for ticks.
The giant rodent disturbed insects as it grazed on grass, which were then quickly snapped up by the somersaulting bird.
Paul, who works for the BBC Natural History Unit, said: "It was quite funny to see this little bird riding on top of this massive rodent. It was as if the bird was commanding it to march on, and whispering directions in it's ear"
"He looked quite happy hitching a free ride and getting a meal. He ate from the capybara's fur then snapped up any insects the rodent disturbed while eating amongst the grass and water hyacinth.
"You could see the bird jumping up in the air and doing somersaults to catch the insects. I thought that it was quite a sight, but judging by the capybara's expression he didn't agree.
"This sort of relationship is quite a common occurrence and several species of birds increase their feeding rate by associating with capybara or other large mammals."
Capybaras are closely related to guinea pigs but weigh in at around 55 kg and grow up to a metre long. They live in grassy wetla...
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Bird perches on a capybara using it as a launchpad to catch insects, Pantanal, Pocone, Brazil - April 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Paul Williams/REX (3850673o)
Brazilian Bother: Yellow Bird Bothers Capybara
This hapless capybara seems to be having just as much bother as certain football teams in Brazil.
A cheeky bird hitching a ride and free meal on the back of a giant rodent has been captured by a British wildlife photographer.
Paul Williams, 34, observed the cattle tyrant in Brazil's Pantanal region on the back of a pig-sized capybara, the largest rodent in the world.
The bird was spotted doing acrobatic somersaults as it used the animal's back as a launch platform for catching insects - and the capybara didn't look impressed.
As the name suggests, the cattle tyrants sometimes perch on the backs of cattle and horses to catch insects flushed by the livestock. But this cheeky bird was also feasting on the semi aquatic mammal's fur - possibly for ticks.
The giant rodent disturbed insects as it grazed on grass, which were then quickly snapped up by the somersaulting bird.
Paul, who works for the BBC Natural History Unit, said: "It was quite funny to see this little bird riding on top of this massive rodent. It was as if the bird was commanding it to march on, and whispering directions in it's ear"
"He looked quite happy hitching a free ride and getting a meal. He ate from the capybara's fur then snapped up any insects the rodent disturbed while eating amongst the grass and water hyacinth.
"You could see the bird jumping up in the air and doing somersaults to catch the insects. I thought that it was quite a sight, but judging by the capybara's expression he didn't agree.
"This sort of relationship is quite a common occurrence and several species of birds increase their feeding rate by associating with capybara or other large mammals."
Capybaras are closely related to guinea pigs but weigh in at around 55 kg and grow up to a metre long. They live in grassy wetla...
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Bird perches on a capybara using it as a launchpad to catch insects, Pantanal, Pocone, Brazil - April 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Paul Williams/REX (3850673g)
capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) Pantanal, Poconé, Brazil. Cattle Tyrant (Machetornis rixosa) looking for insects to feed on.
Brazilian Bother: Yellow Bird Bothers Capybara
This hapless capybara seems to be having just as much bother as certain football teams in Brazil.
A cheeky bird hitching a ride and free meal on the back of a giant rodent has been captured by a British wildlife photographer.
Paul Williams, 34, observed the cattle tyrant in Brazil's Pantanal region on the back of a pig-sized capybara, the largest rodent in the world.
The bird was spotted doing acrobatic somersaults as it used the animal's back as a launch platform for catching insects - and the capybara didn't look impressed.
As the name suggests, the cattle tyrants sometimes perch on the backs of cattle and horses to catch insects flushed by the livestock. But this cheeky bird was also feasting on the semi aquatic mammal's fur - possibly for ticks.
The giant rodent disturbed insects as it grazed on grass, which were then quickly snapped up by the somersaulting bird.
Paul, who works for the BBC Natural History Unit, said: "It was quite funny to see this little bird riding on top of this massive rodent. It was as if the bird was commanding it to march on, and whispering directions in it's ear"
"He looked quite happy hitching a free ride and getting a meal. He ate from the capybara's fur then snapped up any insects the rodent disturbed while eating amongst the grass and water hyacinth.
"You could see the bird jumping up in the air and doing somersaults to catch the insects. I thought that it was quite a sight, but judging by the capybara's expression he didn't agree.
"This sort of relationship is quite a common occurrence and several species of birds increase their feeding rate by associating with capybara or other large mammals."
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Bird perches on a capybara using it as a launchpad to catch insects, Pantanal, Pocone, Brazil - April 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Paul Williams/REX (3850673n)
capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) Pantanal, Poconé, Brazil. Cattle Tyrant (Machetornis rixosa) jumping to catch insect.
Brazilian Bother: Yellow Bird Bothers Capybara
This hapless capybara seems to be having just as much bother as certain football teams in Brazil.
A cheeky bird hitching a ride and free meal on the back of a giant rodent has been captured by a British wildlife photographer.
Paul Williams, 34, observed the cattle tyrant in Brazil's Pantanal region on the back of a pig-sized capybara, the largest rodent in the world.
The bird was spotted doing acrobatic somersaults as it used the animal's back as a launch platform for catching insects - and the capybara didn't look impressed.
As the name suggests, the cattle tyrants sometimes perch on the backs of cattle and horses to catch insects flushed by the livestock. But this cheeky bird was also feasting on the semi aquatic mammal's fur - possibly for ticks.
The giant rodent disturbed insects as it grazed on grass, which were then quickly snapped up by the somersaulting bird.
Paul, who works for the BBC Natural History Unit, said: "It was quite funny to see this little bird riding on top of this massive rodent. It was as if the bird was commanding it to march on, and whispering directions in it's ear"
"He looked quite happy hitching a free ride and getting a meal. He ate from the capybara's fur then snapped up any insects the rodent disturbed while eating amongst the grass and water hyacinth.
"You could see the bird jumping up in the air and doing somersaults to catch the insects. I thought that it was quite a sight, but judging by the capybara's expression he didn't agree.
"This sort of relationship is quite a common occurrence and several species of birds increase their feeding rate by associating with capybara or other large mammals."
Capyba...
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Bird perches on a capybara using it as a launchpad to catch insects, Pantanal, Pocone, Brazil - April 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Paul Williams/REX (3850673h)
capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) Pantanal, Poconé, Brazil. Cattle Tyrant (Machetornis rixosa) looking for insects to feed on.
Brazilian Bother: Yellow Bird Bothers Capybara
This hapless capybara seems to be having just as much bother as certain football teams in Brazil.
A cheeky bird hitching a ride and free meal on the back of a giant rodent has been captured by a British wildlife photographer.
Paul Williams, 34, observed the cattle tyrant in Brazil's Pantanal region on the back of a pig-sized capybara, the largest rodent in the world.
The bird was spotted doing acrobatic somersaults as it used the animal's back as a launch platform for catching insects - and the capybara didn't look impressed.
As the name suggests, the cattle tyrants sometimes perch on the backs of cattle and horses to catch insects flushed by the livestock. But this cheeky bird was also feasting on the semi aquatic mammal's fur - possibly for ticks.
The giant rodent disturbed insects as it grazed on grass, which were then quickly snapped up by the somersaulting bird.
Paul, who works for the BBC Natural History Unit, said: "It was quite funny to see this little bird riding on top of this massive rodent. It was as if the bird was commanding it to march on, and whispering directions in it's ear"
"He looked quite happy hitching a free ride and getting a meal. He ate from the capybara's fur then snapped up any insects the rodent disturbed while eating amongst the grass and water hyacinth.
"You could see the bird jumping up in the air and doing somersaults to catch the insects. I thought that it was quite a sight, but judging by the capybara's expression he didn't agree.
"This sort of relationship is quite a common occurrence and several species of birds increase their feeding rate by associating with capybara or other large mammals."
...
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Bird perches on a capybara using it as a launchpad to catch insects, Pantanal, Pocone, Brazil - April 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Paul Williams/REX (3850673c)
capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) Pantanal, Poconé, Brazil. Cattle Tyrant (Machetornis rixosa) looking for insects to feed on.
Brazilian Bother: Yellow Bird Bothers Capybara
This hapless capybara seems to be having just as much bother as certain football teams in Brazil.
A cheeky bird hitching a ride and free meal on the back of a giant rodent has been captured by a British wildlife photographer.
Paul Williams, 34, observed the cattle tyrant in Brazil's Pantanal region on the back of a pig-sized capybara, the largest rodent in the world.
The bird was spotted doing acrobatic somersaults as it used the animal's back as a launch platform for catching insects - and the capybara didn't look impressed.
As the name suggests, the cattle tyrants sometimes perch on the backs of cattle and horses to catch insects flushed by the livestock. But this cheeky bird was also feasting on the semi aquatic mammal's fur - possibly for ticks.
The giant rodent disturbed insects as it grazed on grass, which were then quickly snapped up by the somersaulting bird.
Paul, who works for the BBC Natural History Unit, said: "It was quite funny to see this little bird riding on top of this massive rodent. It was as if the bird was commanding it to march on, and whispering directions in it's ear"
"He looked quite happy hitching a free ride and getting a meal. He ate from the capybara's fur then snapped up any insects the rodent disturbed while eating amongst the grass and water hyacinth.
"You could see the bird jumping up in the air and doing somersaults to catch the insects. I thought that it was quite a sight, but judging by the capybara's expression he didn't agree.
"This sort of relationship is quite a common occurrence and several species of birds increase their feeding rate by associating with capybara or other large mammals."
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European launcher family
Artist's view of the European launcher family.
Shown from left to right: Ariane 5, Vega, Vega-C, as well as the two booster Ariane 6 (A62) and the four booster Ariane 6 (A64) variants.
Ariane 5 and Vega are operated from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Vega-C is set to debut in 2020 increasing performance from VegaÕs current 1.5 t to about 2.2 t in a reference 700 km polar orbit, covering identified European institutional usersÕ mission needs, with no increase in launch service and operating costs.
The first flight of Ariane 6 is planned for 2020. Ariane 6 provides a modular architecture using either two boosters (Ariane 62) or four boosters (Ariane 64), depending on the required performance. The P120C solid-propellant boosters will be common with Vega-C.Credit: ESA / eyevine
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(120413) -- SEOUL, April 13, 2012 (Xinhua) -- A man watches a TV report on the launch of an earth observation satellite by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), in Seoul, South Korea, April 13, 2012. An earth observation satellite launched by the DPRK earlier Friday morning failed to enter orbit, and scientists and technicians are now looking into the cause of the failure, the official KCNA news agency reported. (Xinhua/Park Jin hee)
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SKOREA-SEOUL-DPRK-SATELLITE LAUNCH-FAILURE
(120413) -- SEOUL, April 13, 2012 (Xinhua) -- People watch a TV report on the launch of an earth observation satellite by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), in Seoul, South Korea, April 13, 2012. An earth observation satellite launched by the DPRK earlier Friday morning failed to enter orbit, and scientists and technicians are now looking into the cause of the failure, the official KCNA news agency reported. (Xinhua/Park Jin hee)
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(120408)-- TONGCHANG-RI, April 8, 2012(Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 8, 2012 shows the rocket for launching Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite installed on the launch pad in Tongchang-ri base, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). DPRK announced last month its plan to launch the Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite to mark the 100th birthday of late leader Kim Il Sung, which has triggered global concerns.
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(120409) -- TOKYO, April 9, 2012 (Xinhua) -- A Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile launcher is set under fully bloomed cherry trees at the Defence Ministry in Tokyo, April 9, 2012. Japan completed deployment of interceptor missiles Monday ahead of the planned satellite launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the Defence Ministry said. (Xinhua/Kenichiro Seki) (zyw)
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(120408)-- TONGCHANG-RI, April 8, 2012(Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 8, 2012 shows the rocket for launching Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite installed on the launch pad in Tongchang-ri base, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). DPRK announced last month its plan to launch the Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite to mark the 100th birthday of late leader Kim Il Sung, which has triggered global concerns.
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(120408)-- TONGCHANG-RI, April 8, 2012(Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 8, 2012 shows the rocket for launching Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite installed on the launch pad in Tongchang-ri base, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). DPRK announced last month its plan to launch the Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite to mark the 100th birthday of late leader Kim Il Sung, which has triggered global concerns.
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(120409) -- TOKYO, April 9, 2012 (Xinhua) -- A Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile launcher is set at the Defence Ministry in Tokyo, April 9, 2012. Japan completed deployment of interceptor missiles Monday ahead of the planned satellite launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the Defence Ministry said. (Xinhua/Kenichiro Seki) (zyw)
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JAPAN-TOKYO-MISSILE-DEFENSE
(120409) -- TOKYO, April 9, 2012 (Xinhua) -- A Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile launcher is set under fully bloomed cherry trees at the Defence Ministry in Tokyo, April 9, 2012. Japan completed deployment of interceptor missiles Monday ahead of the planned satellite launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the Defence Ministry said. (Xinhua/Kenichiro Seki) (zyw)
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(120408)-- TONGCHANG-RI, April 8, 2012(Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 8, 2012 shows the rocket for launching Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite installed on the launch pad in Tongchang-ri base, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). DPRK announced last month its plan to launch the Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite to mark the 100th birthday of late leader Kim Il Sung, which has triggered global concerns.
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DPRK-SATELLITE-LAUNCHING STATION
(120408)-- TONGCHANG-RI, April 8, 2012(Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 8, 2012 shows the rocket for launching Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite installed on the launch pad in Tongchang-ri base, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). DPRK announced last month its plan to launch the Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite to mark the 100th birthday of late leader Kim Il Sung, which has triggered global concerns.
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(111007) -- XICHANG, Oct. 7, 2011 (Xinhua) -- A France-made W3C communications satellite, carried by China's Long March-3B rocket carrier, blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 7, 2011. The European Eutelsat-W3C satellite will provide new capacity for broadcasting, telecommunications and broadband services. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei) (ry)
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(111007) -- XICHANG, Oct. 7, 2011 (Xinhua) -- A France-made W3C communications satellite, carried by China's Long March-3B rocket carrier, blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 7, 2011. The European Eutelsat-W3C satellite will provide new capacity for broadcasting, telecommunications and broadband services. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei) (ry)
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(111007) -- XICHANG, Oct. 7, 2011 (Xinhua) -- A France-made W3C communications satellite, carried by China's Long March-3B rocket carrier, blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 7, 2011. The European Eutelsat-W3C satellite will provide new capacity for broadcasting, telecommunications and broadband services. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei) (ry)
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