The following items represent brief descriptions of some of the more interesting and significant aerospace developments at the Paris Air Show from 9-18 June 1989. The European Space Agency (ESA) is scheduled to launch the world's largest and most powerful civil communications satellite on 30 June 1989 on an Ariane 3 launch vehicle from Kourou, French Guiana. Built by British Aerospace for ESA, the OLYMPUS 1 is the precursor of a new class of large European communications satellites. The European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA) is primarily a microgravity research free-flying platform. It will be launched on the Space Shuttle and deployed in low Earth orbit.


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    Title :

    Space Highlights - 1989 Paris Air Show


    Publication date :

    1989


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English