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Last update: 5 hours agoSpace Weather Breakthrough: The ESA–China SMILE satellite has successfully launched from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on a Vega-C rocket, starting a mission to deliver the first global X-ray “movie” of Earth’s magnetic shield as solar wind hits it—key for forecasting disruptions to GPS, communications, satellites, and power grids. Launch Tech & Local Supply Chain: Teledyne Space Imaging supplied two CCD370 sensors for SMILE’s Soft X-ray Imager, while Avio’s Vega-C flight placed the spacecraft into its initial orbit before it maneuvers into a highly elliptical science path. Diplomacy in the Region: At Guyana’s 60th Independence Diamond Jubilee reception aboard the patrol vessel La Résolue, Prime Minister Mark Phillips praised the evolving Guyana–France partnership. Repatriation & Reckoning: France moved to return the remains of six Kalina people from colonial-era “human zoo” displays in Paris to French Guiana, with the Senate approving the legislation.
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