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Blast-off in 3, 2,1 ...

How much can go wrong when you launch a satellite? A lot, apparently.

25 April 2018

“Can you attend a satellite launch in French Guiana?” I had never received a more enticing email. Of course I could, but first I had to Google where French Guiana was.

So began the adventure to my very first rocket launch in the French territory located in equatorial South America. Two short weeks and two visas later, I was boarding an 11-hour flight to Paris, where I would meet up with the rest of the crew heading to see the Ariane 5 rocket launch carrying two satellites and a special payload for NASA.

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