AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoSpace Science: ESA has approved Arrakihs, a Spanish-led dark matter mission aiming to test current physics by studying invisible matter through its gravitational pull, using four small optical telescopes to observe 80 Milky Way-like galaxies across ultraviolet to infrared. Launches from Kourou: Europe’s Ariane 6 just flew its heaviest-ever mission from French Guiana, deploying 36 Amazon Leo broadband satellites into low Earth orbit; the upgrade comes from new P160C solid boosters (four of them) that boost thrust and payload capacity by about 10% versus earlier flights. Rocket Hardware: Avio and ArianeGroup’s Europropulsion says the P160C increases propellant to 156 tonnes, extends burn duration to 137 seconds, and supports future Ariane/Vega configurations—key for meeting growing constellation demand. Local Nature & Tech Curiosity: A popular science piece spotlights the Goliath birdeater tarantula, found across the Amazon Basin including French Guiana, as a reminder that the region’s biodiversity is as big as its tech ambitions. Diplomacy with a Tech Angle: Lula met France and Switzerland, discussing cooperation on artificial intelligence, energy, health, defense, and support for supercomputing—plus closer ties between French Guiana and Brazil’s Amapá.
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