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Wednesday, 19 October 2011

Grégoire waterfalls 16 October







Grégoire waterfalls 15 October












Tuesday, 4 October 2011

Impressions from French Guiana by Raoul Kieffer

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Thursday, 22 September 2011

The Soyuz Launcher is getting ready!!


Final testing of the Soyuz launch site at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana was completed in May with a simulated launch campaign. It ensured that the Soyuz and the new facilities work together perfectly, while allowing the teams to train under realistic launch conditions. It also validated all the procedures during the final phase before launch.
This time-lapse shows the vehicle transfer from the preparation building to the launch zone. It is then raised into its vertical launch position. The mobile gantry is rolled out to the pad and the vehicle’s upper composite, comprising the Fregat upper stage and payload fairing, is hoisted on top of the launcher.

Montsinery















Wednesday, 14 September 2011

Tarantulas


Friday, 9 September 2011

Super Madras - Kourou

Yes I did it!
I had a burger at Super Madras today.
It took a long time for my colleague Christoph to convince me to go there. 

I evaluated the chances of food poisoning vs. the medicines I had a home.

I was wrong!! The best burger ever!!







Check out those front tyres! =:o)



Thursday, 8 September 2011

Isles du Salut