space Race to build Ariane 6 rocket launch pad The space race to build the new Ariane 6 rocket pad in French Guiana is underway. 14/12/2017
French Guiana Protests grind French Guiana to a halt French Guiana hit by protests and strikes 10/04/2017
French Guiana General strike begins in French Guiana A general strike in protest over high rates of crime and unemployment begins in French Guiana 27/03/2017
Insight LISA Pathfinder to seek out Einstein's gravity waves, reveal true universe From the Guiana spaceport near Kourou, just five degrees north of the equator, our correspondent Claudio Rosmino waited with baited breath for 02/12/2015
space LISA Pathfinder's mission poised to discover the secrets of gravity The European Space Agency’s LISA Pathfinder mission, originally scheduled to lift off from French Guyana in the early hours of December 2, has been 01/12/2015
French Guiana Ariane 5 launches a further two satellites into space Arianespace has successfully sent a further two satellites into space. The Ariane 5 rocket was launched from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French 28/05/2015
French Guiana Telangana, India: a new state is born Kalvakuntla Chandrasekhar Rao has been sworn in as the first-ever chief minister of India’s Telangana state. The southern state of Andhra Pradesh 02/06/2014
French Guiana Gaia space telescope hopes to map Milky Way in better detail than ever A cutting edge, billion-pixel camera will be launched into space on the world-famous Gaia telescope in an effort to learn more about the origin and 18/12/2013
French Guiana Ariane 5 rocket launches telecommunications and weather satellites An Ariane 5 rocket has been launched from French Guiana carrying two important satellites into space. It is the third Ariane launch this 26/07/2013
French Guiana European rocket lifts off from French Guiana The European VEGA rocket launched from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou early on Tuesday morning to put satellites into orbit. The launcher was 07/05/2013
French Guiana European rocket launch postponed Europe’s small satellite launcher, Vega, which was due to take off from French Guiana Saturday morning has had its blast-off postponed. The rocket 04/05/2013
economy Greek PM confident on debt talks Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has promised that a debt swap will be reached in time between his government and its creditor banks. Papademos 16/01/2012
French Guiana Soyuz rocket blasts off from French Guiana A Soyuz rocket blasted off from French Guiana on the north east coast of South America on Friday, the second launch of its kind. The Russian-built 17/12/2011
no comment French Guiana: satellites launched An Ariane 5 rocket and its payload of two telecommunications satellites were launched from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana on Wednesday. 23/09/2011
French Guiana Ariane 5 takes off After more than a month of delays caused by technical problems and bad weather, Ariane 5 has finally launched into space from French Guiana. 40 07/08/2011
French Guiana French Caribbean regions reject more autonomy Voters in two French overseas departments in the Caribbean have overwhelmingly said ‘no’ to greater autonomy from Paris. Nearly 70 percent in 11/01/2010
French Guiana ESA gears up to launch Herschel and Planck The countdown is on in French Guiana to one of the most important launches in the history of European Space Research. This single Ariane rocket 14/05/2009
