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Pip Edwards is in high spirits at PE Nation’s headquarters weeks after laying off several staff

Entertainment News / By Ashley Cornell, email: [email protected]

Just weeks after Pip Edwards left her PE Nation headquarters in a dejected mood and laid off six of her staff, she appears to be in better spirits.

The activewear label’s founder, 43, beamed in the sunshine as she left the company’s headquarters on Friday.

The blonde beauty couldn’t keep her smile from her face as she was dressed casually but stylishly in khaki pants, a camouflage T-shirt and a gray cardigan.

She spiced up the outfit by wearing fancy oversized laces on her white sneakers.

The businesswoman kept her hair simple and tied her short locks in a low bun.

Just a few weeks after Pip Edwards (pictured) was spotted looking dejected after she had laid off six of her staff, she is now in better spirits

Pip wore minimal makeup to show off her natural beauty and teamed it with nude sunglasses and gold earrings.

The Sydney socialite was pictured hugging and chatting with models outside the building before jumping into her car.

This comes just weeks after Pip announced it was downsizing PE Nation due to “challenging market conditions”.

The 43-year-old founder of PE Nation was photographed leaving the company’s headquarters on Friday

Pip beamed as she got her work done on the sunny day

The blonde beauty smiled broadly as she was dressed casually but stylishly: khaki pants, a camouflage print T-shirt and a gray cardigan

“In response to the difficult economic conditions, PE Nation’s board has taken steps to streamline and restructure the business,” Edwards told The Daily Telegraph in an official press release.

“Unfortunately, this has led to the difficult decision to lay off six employees.”

Pip added, “These actions are consistent with the overall restructuring effort necessary to ensure the continued growth and success of the business.”

The businesswoman founded her activewear label PE Nation with friend and business partner Claire in 2016 and grew it into an international brand sold by 600 individual retailers in 95 countries.

Earlier this year, Pip was forced to deny rumors of a falling out with Claire – whose office had been vacated after months of absence and turned into a “creative space”.

In November 2022, the pair took a business trip to the UK together, where they promoted their athleisure company, snapped selfies in London and had lunch with the likes of former Foreign Secretary Julie Bishop.

The Sydney socialite was pictured hugging and chatting with models outside the building before jumping into her car

Pip wore minimal makeup to show off her natural beauty and teamed it with nude sunglasses and gold earrings

But Chron Australia revealed there were rumors the deep friendship at the core of the deal may have been broken during their luxury trip.

A source with knowledge of the company’s internal workings claimed, “Pip and Claire have had a fight.”

According to the source, Tregoning took a month off in December, extended her hiatus by another month in January, and then opted to take another three months vacation.

Her office at the company’s headquarters in Sydney has now been cleared and converted into a “creative space”.

A spokeswoman for PE Nation denied there were any disputes between the two, insisting they remain “dedicated and cooperative business partners”.

Pip issued a statement explaining that the “restructuring” at her company was due to “challenging market conditions” that were taking a toll on the fashion brand

“Claire is taking a well-deserved break and remains an important part of PE Nation,” the spokeswoman said. “[She]is taking a well-deserved break for a few months.”

Tregoning, when asked to comment, reiterated the message, adding, “The company and Pip have both been great supporters of my sabbatical and I’m grateful to be able to spend this free time with my family.”

She did not respond to questions about the vacating of her headquarters office, but PE Nation’s spokeswoman admitted it was repurposed for the duration of her absence.

“While Claire is out of the office, we use her office space for other purposes, including a meeting and creative space,” they said.

Pip Edwards (right) and Claire Tregoning (left) took a business trip to the UK together in November 2022, where they promoted their athleisure company and took selfies in London

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Klara Castanho wins lawsuit against Antonia Fontenelle and is compensated with BRL 50,000 Portal do Holanda

Entertainment News / By Ashley Cornell, email: [email protected]

Actress Klara Castanho has won a lawsuit against YouTuber Antonia Fontenelle. According to the decision of Judge Flávia Viveiro de Castro of the 2nd Civil Court of Barra, Marcos Paulo’s exwife must compensate the artist in the amount of R$ 50,000 for moral damages. The decision can be appealed. The information was confirmed by columnist Anselmo Gois from the newspaper O Globo.

Klara had previously filed a criminal complaint against Antonia in court for her statements about the son who was donated as a result of rape. The actress stated that she felt “humiliated” by the way the matter came to light and the public judgment she suffered towards her, and said she felt a duty to expose what happened after the publication of the YouTuber’s denunciation.

“Bringing a child into the world and not wanting to see it and accidentally having it thrown away is a crime, yes, the term is ‘abandonment of the incompetent’. Even more so when you have a very good financial situation, a double crime,” Fontenelle said at the time.

According to reports obtained by Gois, the actress cried in the audience when Fontenelle’s live performance was replayed.

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Portal do Holanda was founded on November 14, 2005. First with a column that bore the name of its founder, the journalist Raimundo de Holanda. Then he moved to Blog do Holanda and finally to Portal do Holanda. It was one of the first websites in the state of Amazonas. It is audited by IVC and ComScore.

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National Day on the Plains of Abraham: no controversy and a declaration of love to Patrick Norman – Le Journal de Québec

Entertainment News / By Ashley Cornell, email: [email protected]

During a National Day show that ultimately avoided controversy, emphasizing new-generation songs rather than classics from Quebec’s repertoire, it was a veteran just about to hang up his guitar that set the levels of Quebec: Abraham.

• Also read: Thousands of spectators on the plains: the Quebecers did not shy away from Émile Bilodeau and their national holiday

• Also read: National Day: Patrick Norman one last time on the Plains of Abraham

Patrick Norman, once considered cheesy, received a beautiful declaration of love as Quebecers of all generations sang with him on the hit song that marked his long and fruitful career, “When We Are in Love”.

Only two months ago, the now 76-year-old lover of six strings recalled that he underwent delicate heart surgery.

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“I’m not dead,” he said. “Since I’m here with you tonight…I want to hug you tight. »

His message was heard. In the crowd, Quebecers hugged, which was the most emotional moment of the evening.

A wink to the side

The good weather helped, there was a friendly crowd by the new, more modest standards of National Day, and there was no shortage of fleur-de-lis flags on the Plains.

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Despite weeks of wrangling over the political positions of the show’s host, Émile Bilodeau, we were finally offered a show free of inflammatory statements.

As promised, Bilodeau lingered at the Horne Foundry for his only rant of the evening, as he paid tribute to Rouyn’s mothers “who are fighting to enforce air quality standards because the greatest legacy we can give our children is not money, but money ‘bad health’.

We didn’t forget to pay tribute to Michel Côté, our recent great deceased. We saw him again on giant screens as the party’s spokesman in 2018, and Léane Labrèche Dor winked at him during a very inspired patriotic speech that sounded like a call to action this year. The resilience of the people of Quebec in the face of the Anglophone majority.

“We’re here, we’re proud, we’re together, we’re strong, we’re still here,” the actress chanted after describing herself as “one of those mixed threats that those walking around at night adore.” long knives. »

Indigenous artists stand out

On the musical side, the youth change that began last year was continued with renewed vigour. Result: lots of energy, rhythm, enthusiasm and guitars and few ballads.

Aboriginal artists, who attended in large numbers at the invitation of Émile Bilodeau, made a strong impression. Young Kanen was impeccable in a duet with Louis-Jean Cormier and the Maten group, accompanied by the Manawan percussion group, the Black Bear Singers.

Enthusiastically created by Émile Bilodeau and then by Muzion, who revisited La vi ti neg, the show certainly allowed many people to discover the talent of Pierre Kwenders, Marilyne Léonard and Simon Kearney, all of whom made their first appearance at the Fête National were the levels.

The old guard is not completely forgotten. Besides Patrick Norman we saw the punk group Vulgaires Machins twice rather than once, in the first part and then at the end of the TV show, and the great Laurence Jalbert who is still just as vocal. Tomber’s masterful finale was… breathtaking.

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Normand Brathwate also gave a spectacular performance, playing harmonica while Émile Billodeau sang J’en a plein mon cass.

All at the same time

While the usual St-Jean classics were generally ignored, the evening ended with a song that achieved monument status in Quebec repertoire.

Described by Émile Bilodeau as “Gilles Vigneault’s heir”, Louis-Jean Cormier and all the performers ended the evening beautifully, singing the unifying Alle at the same time.

After the quarrels we saw before St-Jean, this final call to come together could not have come at a better time.

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Im proud that were going to a Riviere du Loup in Quebec

“I’m proud that we’re going to a Rivière-du-Loup in Quebec” – Bernard Drainville – Info Dimanche

Latest News / By Ashley Cornell, email: [email protected]

Education Minister Bernard Drainville seems to like Rivière-du-Loup very much, and during a speech at Notre-Dame College on June 15 he made it clear that he was impressed by his entrepreneurs. “I’m proud that we’re going [ville comme] Rivière-du-Loup in Quebec,” he launched in front of many business leaders and professionals from the education sector.

Mr. Drainville addressed a crowd that had come to witness the inauguration of IDEAS Universe, a new development of the private educational institution. A place that encourages creativity, innovation and problem-solving, made possible thanks to the impressive support of the community.

Although the city is often associated with the river and its sunsets, it is the strength of its business people, their mobilization and their constant search for innovation that caught the minister’s attention. At the beginning of his speech, he also described Rivière-du-Loup as “fertile soil for entrepreneurship in Quebec”.

“You are a very beautiful community. You are dynamic, you have great institutions and you have great companies. You stand together, you work in a group, in a team. And you obviously have the next generation as I see people of different ages,” he admitted.

“Honestly, congratulations, Rivière-du-Loup.”

When later asked about his sincerity, the chosen one said that he had a fondness for the region, which he visited a few times early in his journalistic career. “I have great affection for Bas-du-Fleuve,” he replied. You have some great companies, I’m not the first to tell you that. And if you look at the entrepreneurial fabric of Rivière-du-Loup, it’s really remarkable.”

“That’s sincere, I’m a very bad liar,” he added with a pinch of humor.

According to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), Rivière-du-Loup has consistently ranked among the top 10 business cities in Canada over the past ten years.

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Valentina Tereshkova and Sally Ride, pioneers in a world reserved for men

Latest News / By Ashley Cornell, email: [email protected]

By mid-June 1963, only ten astronauts were in space. Four Russians and six Americans, although the total time the former had accumulated in orbit was four times that of the latter. The Mercury program had just finished; It was not known from Vostok what plans the USSR had in the beginning race to the moon.

So, on June 14, Radio Moscow, with the usual fanfare, announced the launch of another cosmonaut: Valery Bykovsky. His ship, another Vostok pod, number 5, almost identical to the one that had launched Gagarin and other companions into orbit. It wasn’t a very large or comfortable aircraft, but it had enough water and fuel to stay in flight for more than five days, which was a record at the time.

Bykovsky flew alone for two days until Radio Moscow announced a new launch, this time with a woman: Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova. This female intervention in a world that seemed to be reserved for men caused a sensation.

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The President’s Ban on Female Astronauts

In the United States, this was unthinkable, since one of the conditions Eisenhower made when selecting astronauts was that they be military personnel and have experience as test pilots. No woman met this requirement, although an unofficial panel of 13 candidates was formed who demonstrated the same ability as the men during training. Some have even surpassed them.

Of the 13, only Wally Funk came true when he flew in the summer of 2021 as a guest on a suborbital capsule operated by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin company. She was 82 years old, making her briefly the oldest person to look into space. The brand lasted only a few months until actor William Shatner, “Captain Kirk” from Star Trek, also flew by invitation.

Aside from his skills as a pilot and parachutist, Yuri Gagarin was chosen as the model for the new Soviet man. Young, personable, outgoing, a worker in a steel foundry before joining the Air Force, an athlete and the owner of a smile that opened all doors. Tereshkova also responded to this plan: very young (27 years old), born into a modest family, daughter of a tank officer’s war hero, former worker in a textile factory, fond of parachuting, secretary of the Konsomol (communist youth group). and of course party member. He did not have a military career, but this detail was clarified by being awarded an honorary rank in the Soviet Air Force.

Flight of the “Vostok 6”

Valentina was selected (along with four other colleagues) from a pool of 400 applicants. It had to pass extremely rigorous testing, as was required at a time when the risks of space travel were somewhat overestimated. In the end, she and Valentina Ponomariova were chosen for a spectacular mission: to fly at the same time and both to pilot their own Vostok. But, apparently, Ponomariova did not pass the political-psychological tests sufficiently and was replaced by a man, Valery Bykovsky.

On the other hand, the “Vostok” program was in a restructuring phase, which ultimately led to the elimination of another seven flights in order to concentrate on “Voskhod”. The aim was to compete with the American “Gemini” by launching a capsule with three crew members and shortly thereafter making the first spacewalk. Valentina’s “Vostok” would be the last ship with that name.

Valentina Tereshkova’s flight lasted almost three days. His “Voskok” and Bykowsky’s came up to 5 kilometers, although they had no maneuvering engines: this was simply a consequence of the laws of celestial mechanics. Neither of them managed to see the other from that distance. The only contact between “Yastreb” and “Chaika” (“Halcón” and “Gaviota”, their in-flight callsigns) was by radio.

The main objective of the flight was to study the effects of the space environment on the female body. Tereshkova got through well, but according to some leaks, not “extraordinarily” as the escape of other colleagues had been described. When trying to eat, she suffered from dizziness and vomiting (although she attributed this not to an upset stomach but to the bad taste of the food). When he tried to rinse his mouth, he found the personal hygiene kit contained dish soap and toothpaste, but they had forgotten the toothbrush.

Like all cosmonauts, Tereshkova ejected before reaching the ground. He never flew through space again. At the end of 1963 she married another cosmonaut, Adrian Nikolayev, with whom she had her only daughter. The marriage broke up in 1982. For her part, she developed an important political career. Regardless of the success or failure of her mission, Valentina Tereshkova (who is still active today) became a world celebrity whose name is still known to people around the world sixty years later.

Svetlana Savitskaya, the second woman to go into space, in the Soyuz T-7 spacecraft with her commander Leonid Popov (left) and flight engineer Alexandr Serebrov (right). Alexander Mokletsov (RIA Novosti/TopFoto/Cordon Press)

The second astronaut, also Russian

The next woman (Svetlana Savítskaya, also Russian) would not reach space until 19 years later. Her astronaut career shone brighter than Tereshkova’s, as she participated in three long-stay orbital missions at the Salyut 7 station. In keeping with the political incorrectness of the time, her partner Valentin Levedev greeted her when she first entered the lab by handing her an apron and telling her, “Get to work, Sveta.”

On the American side, the first astronaut flew in June 1983, so there is a double anniversary these days. It was Sally Ride, a Stanford University physics grad, who applied to NASA’s call for specialists for the shuttle program. The agency chose only 35 of the almost 9,000 offers, eight of them women.

Sally Ride, the first American woman in space

Sally Ride flew into space twice, both times in the Challenger. The first time, he helped test the robotic arm he helped develop; The second, in 1984, was the first mission with a full crew (seven people), which included, as a novelty, two women.

Sally Ride was the first American to go into space.Bettmann (Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

She was training for her third mission when the Challenger, on which she had flown twice, exploded shortly after takeoff from Kenney Airport. Ride was part of the commission investigating the disaster but was later assigned to an executive position at NASA. He left the agency in 1987 to pursue his own projects, with a strong focus on promoting scientific careers in childhood.

He died of complications from pancreatic cancer in 2012 at the age of 61. Among the numerous awards and honors, some of which were awarded posthumously, Sally Ride’s likeness is featured on a 25-cent coin minted in honor of famous American women. He is the first LGBT person to appear on legal tender in the United States.

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What’s on TV today? Saturday 24 June 2023

Entertainment News / By Ashley Cornell, email: [email protected]

14.45 / SyFy

‘Us’

us. USA, 2019 (120 minutes). Director: Jordan Peele. Starring: Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss.

An exemplary work of terror that explores the figure of the phantasmagorical doppelganger to create a fable about a humanity lacking in solidarity and ready to devour itself. A marvel of rhythm that wraps its characters in a spiral of fear and shows a fractured society between them and us.

15.05 / WE ARE

“The Time of Happiness”

Spain, 1997 (106 minutes). Directed by Manuel Iborra. Performers: Verónica Forqué, Antonio Resines, Silvia Abascal, María Adánez.

After the bloody Altamont Festival of 1969, the deaths of Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix in 1970 symbolically marked the gloom of hippie dreams. Manuel Iborra looks back on the summer that preceded the death of the idols to tell, simply and with a few whispers, of a family vacation in paradise Ibiza. Her compelling portrayal of the characters approaches the intimate drama of a woman who is more self-sacrificing than happy and the desires of her daughters who are coming of age, even if they don’t know it yet, to create an emotional story that inspires nostalgia and certain melancholy at its finest. Weapons.

18.00 / Movistar Classics

‘The Vikings’

The Vikings. USA, 1957 (112 minutes). Directed by Richard Fleischer. Cast: Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh.

In the 1950s, making adventure films wasn’t about piecing together one spectacular sequence after another. Those were the times when cinema was full of life thanks to directors like Richard Fleischer, creator of unforgettable works like “Tragic Saturday” or “Criminal Impulse”. The Vikings is imbued with an epic and adventurous vibe thanks to the author’s staging, which is all about reaching into the corners of the picture and creating enduring visual icons. The presence of Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis completes the masterpiece.

19.40 / AMC

‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. United States, 2013 (160 minutes). Director: Peter Jackson. Cast: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage.

The second part of the adaptation of Tolkien’s work carries the same sin as its predecessor: his obsession with gigantism. There are now few directors capable of creating unusual poetic moments in a film with the soul of a blockbuster, and Peter Jackson is one of them. Through a careful and detailed staging, he succeeds in creating a heartfelt and epic story that combines intimacy and adventure with unusual skill.

19.50 / COSMOS

‘The Maze Runner’

The Maze Runner. United States, 2014 (113 minutes). Directed by Wes Ball. Cast: Dylan O’Brien, Will Poulter, Patricia Clarkson.

The first in The Maze Runner series is a great young adult film that locks a group of children in an open-air fortress surrounded by a deadly maze, which serves as a metaphor for the awakening to life and social relationships after puberty serves. Well understood commercial cinema.

21.00 / DMAX

Day after day with police officers

The documentary series 091: Police Alert continues on DMAX and accompanies the agents through the streets of the country. In this case, in Madrid, they have to deal with a man who storms onto the subway tracks and they have to face the DDP, a Dominican youth gang. In addition, the UIP must cover a high-risk football match, the derby between Real Madrid and Atlético.

21.30 / 1

Agenda for the semester in Europe in the “Wochenbericht”

The general elections on 23 July necessitated an adjustment to the agenda and, for example, the presentation of the semester’s priorities in Strasbourg was postponed to September. This is the content of the report “The European Semester” which opens today’s weekly bulletin. Later, Laboratorio Sónar is approaching the festival of electronic music, dance and creativity that celebrates its 30th anniversary.

22.00 / Movistar Classics

‘mona lisa’

United Kingdom, 1986 (99 minutes). Director: Neil Jordan. Cast: Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Michael Caine.

After “In the Company of Wolves”, a spectacular debut that explored the icons of children’s stories in a chilling way, Neil Jordan launched a film noir revival thanks to an aggressive and endearing look at a group of characters caught between the lashes of suffering move. Bob Hoskins, a mediocre thug, becomes a chauffeur for a high-class prostitute. And he discovers that his miserable existence can still make sense through blows of honor and disgrace.

22.00 / Telecinco

Carlos Herrera, in “My House Is Yours”

Journalist Carlos Herrera speaks with Bertín Osborne on tonight’s show My House Is Yours. Herrera, who has five Ondas awards to his credit, reviews some episodes of his biography. Among other things, he stops on the two occasions when ETA wanted to attack him. The businesswoman María Zurita, cousin of King Felipe VI, also attended the meeting. and girlfriend of the journalist, part.

0.05 / The 2nd

smartphone addiction

The room The theme night commemorates how Steve Jobs introduced his revolutionary smartphone to the world in 2007. A little over 15 years later, this technology carries some risks. Instagram: A Life Under a Filter explores how this social network of more than 1,000 million users shapes the lives of many, standardizing tastes and belittling reality. Next, “Dopamine: Hacking the Brain” examines what happens in the human brain to make it obsessively consult the applications available on the phone.

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Despite his impeccable record of 19 wins: “I win thanks to luck,” Artur Beterbiev states

Sports News / By Ashley Cornell, email: [email protected]

Nineteen wins, nineteen knockouts and a unified WBC, WBO and IBF light heavyweight champion: Artur Beterbiev dominates the boxing world. His prescription? Happiness!

At least, that’s what the boxer, of Russian descent and adopted Quebecer, claimed Thursday on the sidelines of his first duel with WBC No. 1 contender Callum Smith, who he will face on August 19 at the Videotron Center.

“It’s just luck. These 19 fights are a matter of luck. I win thanks to luck and I hope that luck continues,” he said while sitting next to his coach Marc Ramsay.

A few minutes later he added in front of the media.

“Of course we prepare, we do training camps, but without luck it means nothing. Luck is just as important as preparation.”

A little further, Ramsay grinned.

“It looks like he’s lucky,” he laughed at first. I think that was a bit sarcastic, there is a lot of work behind it. This makes me think… Recently, a young person in a gym asked him about his talent and he replied, “stop looking at the talent, look how hard I train.” The joke is a bit so. There’s a lot of work to do.”

A second home

The August 19 fight is of international importance and could have been shown in some major US markets such as Las Vegas, Los Angeles or New York or even Callum Smith’s native England.

But it was in Quebec City when Beterbiev decided this fight was going to happen. For the first time in nine years he will fight in his “second home”.

“I live here, my children speak French. I’ve been here for ten years and I can say that it’s my second home,” he says.

A wannabe who wants to spoil the party

Words that certainly didn’t move his opponent.

“I’ve always believed in my abilities. I have set the bar very high and I want to be the best in the world. Artur has three belts and I’ve seen a lot of his fights over the years and he’s not as invincible as some make it out to be. “I have the style to beat him,” assured Callum Smith.

Artur Beterbiev met with the media at the Videotron Center on Thursday, just under two months before his fight against Callum Smith.

Callum Smith and Artur Beterbiev posed in front of Château Frontenac on Thursday. Vincent Ether

Smith is certainly not the last to arrive. The 33-year-old boxer, who had a 29-1 record, suffered his only career loss on December 19, 2020 by unanimous decision to none other than Saul “Canelo” Alvarez.

By Thursday, 4,968 tickets had found a buyer. The organization had set a target of 5,000 people and will now expand the space to allow more fans to attend the gala.

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The final flight of the Ariane 5 rocket is scheduled for July 4th

Latest News / By Ashley Cornell, email: [email protected]

The final flight of Europe’s Ariane 5 rocket, postponed to June 15 due to an anomaly, is scheduled for July 4 from Kourou in French Guiana, Arianespace announced on Friday.

This 117th and final flight of the European rocket, which is retiring after 27 years of service, will launch a French military communications satellite (Syracuse 4B) and an experimental German satellite. The rotating window is scheduled between 21:30 and 23:05 GMT.

The technicians replaced the three pyrotechnic lines at the origin of the last report and checked all these lines, Arianespace explained.

The pyrotechnic lines in question are involved in the separation of the boosters from the rocket. Boosters are solid propellants that help get the rocket off the ground and then jettisoned in flight.

This last flight is taking place at a low point for Europe in space, since until the delivery of Ariane 6 it will have almost no independent access to space, while competition is raging in the launcher market, dominated by the American SpaceX.

In question: the brutal end of the use of Russian Soyuz missiles after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which brought the activity of the Kourou base to a standstill.

A situation exacerbated by the failure of the first commercial launch of the Italian Vega C light launch vehicle in December 2022 and the cumulative delays of Ariane 6, whose maiden flight will take place at best in late 2023.

After the last flight of Ariane 5, only a launch of Vega in September and a probable resumption of flight operations of Vega-C at the end of the year are on the agenda in Europe.

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