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The French space agency is committed to working with French Guiana in four key areas: economic development, education/inclusion, space applications and tourism. Here's an overview of the initiatives undertaken in 2022 and the future outlook.

Five new winners were selected in the second call for projects for the "Kourou Industry Territory" programme for the period September 2023 – February 2025.

Launches, modernisation of resources, new launch pads and much more: an overview of the space highlights that marked 2022 at Europe’s spaceport, and the outlook for 2023.

Canopée, the extraordinary ship designed to transport Ariane 6 components, docked for the first time in French Guiana.

As the largest consumer of electricity in French Guiana, Europe’s spaceport has been taking proactive measures to measure, limit, and offset its impact on the environment for several years now.

The ESA ministerial conference came to a close on Wednesday 23 November. Several major European priorities in the space sector were discussed, with funding planned for the next three years.

The French space agency and Europe’s spaceport took part in the fourth edition of Green Days.

Ariane 6 has achieved a new milestone: the launcher is fully assembled for the first time and installed on its launch pad.

Ariane 6, Vega-C, young people, Space Museum, launches and more... Find out what’s happening at Europe’s spaceport on social media!

Following the call for applications launched at the end of last year to host mini- and micro-launchers at Europe’s spaceport, seven candidates were short-listed from all over Europe, including two from France.

CNES grant award ceremony took place on Wednesday 13 July in the amphitheatre A of the University of French Guiana.

Regulus, a company that manufactures and casts solid propellant for Ariane and Vega at Europe’s spaceport, has been committed to a wide-ranging plan to reduce its energy consumption since 2010.