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The road to Kourou begins before a payload container is opened.
For spacecraft, transport is not just delivery. Teams review temperature, humidity, shock events and readiness for the next campaign phase.
Full article: blog.iterative.engineering/2…
Credit: ESA–P. Muller
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Why do golf balls have dimples?
Because smoother isn’t always better.
Dimples add boundary-layer turbulence, delay separation, shrink the wake and reduce drag.
In oil&gas and HDD, optimization often means managing turbulence, not minimizing it.
#OilAndGas #HDD #FluidDynamics
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What is “the payload,” really?
It may be one satellite, a dual-launch setup, a piggyback payload, or a dispenser carrying multiple spacecraft.
That choice shapes the launch campaign. More: blog.iterative.engineering/2…
Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique Vidéo du CSG - JM Guillon
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Oil pricing isn’t one number.
A Dubai project showed why: futures, cargoes, differentials, crack spreads & benchmarks interact as one risk system.
Trade-by-trade visibility only goes so far. Real leverage starts at the portfolio level.
Credit: Iterative Engineering
#OilTrading
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Hubble is a classic #EngineeringLessons story: launched in 1990 to sharpen our view of the universe, it soon needed “corrective vision” itself.
A 2.2-micron mirror flaw blurred the images – until astronauts fixed it in 1993.
In space, almost right is not enough.
Credit: NASA
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When up and down trade places.
Genesis crashed because parachute-deployment G-switch sensors were installed in the wrong orientation. In complex systems, present does not mean correct.
#EngineeringLessons
Credit: Courtesy @NASA/JPL-Caltech
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When data lies, systems break.
Another #EngineeringLessons case: at Buncefield, a failed level gauge and a backup that didn’t trigger turned routine tank filling into disaster. Small errors can become system-scale failures.
Credit: Jan van der Wolf / Pexels
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What do tropical islands, prison history, jungle scenery, and rocket tracking have in common? More than you might expect. Near Kourou, one tiny Atlantic archipelago brings them all together. Read more here: blog.iterative.engineering/2…
Photo: Paweł Grzywocz
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Europe isn’t just watching Artemis II – it’s helping send Orion to the Moon. ESA’s European Service Module, built by Airbus, performs the key trans-lunar injection burn and provides propulsion, power, water and air for the crew. Credit: Airbus Defence and Space #ArtemisII #ESA
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When 1 isn’t equal to 1.
Opening our Engineering Lessons series with Mars Climate Orbiter, lost after a mismatch between imperial and metric units.
A small inconsistency. A major consequence.
Credit: NASA
#EngineeringLessons #SpaceTech
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Europe’s heavy-lift return is gaining momentum. After Ariane 64’s successful February mission, the next Ariane 64 launch is scheduled for 28 April 2026, again carrying 32 Amazon LEO satellites.
More here: blog.iterative.engineering/2…
Credit: ESA–M. Pedoussaut
#Ariane6 #Ariane64
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In the oil & gas industry, performance is best assessed at three levels: field, portfolio, and company. A strong asset can still weaken a portfolio, and a strong portfolio may still fail to create value. The picture appears only when all 3 align. #OilAndGas
Credit: Pexels
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Hedging in oil & gas is not just downside protection. It is a strategy. The best programs rely on target ratios, price triggers, and governance rules, not panic. In a cyclical market, discipline can become opportunity. Credit: Anthony Maw / Unsplash #OilAndGas
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From first test flight to a payload-carrying qualification flight: Isar Aerospace is becoming one of the companies to watch in Europe’s launch market. More in our article: blog.iterative.engineering/2… Credit: Isar Aerospace #IsarAerospace #EuropeanSpace
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Europe’s first private rocket reached space in 2023. Now PLD Space is pushing toward MIURA 5 and orbital launch capability. Why it matters for Europe’s access-to-space race: blog.iterative.engineering/2…
Credit: PLD Space
#PLDSpace #MIURA5 #EuropeanSpace
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Esrange isn’t starting from scratch: 600 sounding rocket launches, balloon campaigns, testing, and now concrete steps toward orbital missions in Arctic Sweden.
Full guide: blog.iterative.engineering/2…
Credit: SSC Space & ArianeGroup. Map: Datawrapper / © OpenStreetMap. #Esrange
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SaxaVord (Unst, Shetland): sea-buffered launch corridor for small sats to polar and SSO. One pad built. What comes next? Credit: RFA/SaxaVord #SaxaVord blog.iterative.engineering/2…
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Payload prep: the hidden side of spaceflight. At CSG (Guiana Space Centre): controlled zones, sealed transfers, strict access windows – “almost ready” isn’t an option. blog.iterative.engineering/2… Credit: CNES/ESA/Arianespace-ArianeGroup/Optique Vidéo CSG/S. Martin (2025)
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Rainforest launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou. Ariane 6 back on the pad. VA267 (12 Feb): first Ariane 64 (4 boosters) lofting 32 Amazon LEO sats.
Guide: blog.iterative.engineering/2…
Credit: Photo Paweł Grzywocz; Map Datawrapper; © OpenStreetMap
#Ariane6 #Spaceports
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Mid-Atlantic: Santa Maria (Azores) is emerging as a European launch site. Jan 2026: ASC INNOSPACE – Malbusca as HANBIT’s EU base; target first commercial launch Q4 2026. blog.iterative.engineering/2…
Credits: Photo ASC/Pedro Roque; map Datawrapper © OSM. #EuropeanSpace #Spaceports
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