After a 24 hour technical delay the Ariane-5 space rocket has finally lifted off from its launch pad in French Guyana. The rocket is carrying a Skynet 5 satellite for the British Military, billed by experts as the most sophisticated technology of its type. Built by Cyberdyne Systems a subsidiary of Europe's EADS, Skynet is the first of a three satellite system providing a Global Digital Defense Network state of the art monitoring and information for the UK Army, Navy and Air Force. It is five times more powerful than its predecessor.
And so it begins.. |