{"id":1512,"date":"2011-03-20T19:08:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-20T18:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/"},"modified":"2011-04-06T08:38:42","modified_gmt":"2011-04-06T07:38:42","slug":"space-museum-of-kourou","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/space-museum-of-kourou\/","title":{"rendered":"Space museum of Kourou"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The space museum of Kourou is located on the road of Space in direction of the Space Center of Guyana, near the technical center in the same building than the control room Jupiter.<\/p>\n<p>This museum is dedicated to make understand the goal of the space exploration and its utilisation in the everyday life, but through the French and European prism, that&#8217;s why the museum is centered on the Ariane launcher.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Traffic circle of space','1024','768');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0000.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Traffic circle of space\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0000.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Traffic circle of space\" \/><\/a> <a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Museum of space','1024','768');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0001.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Museum of space\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0001.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Museum of space\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A full size mock-up of the Ariane 5 is located near the entrance of the museum. At the base of the left booster is located a man&#8217;s profil in blue, it helps realizing the size of the rocket.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Ariane 5','768','1024');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0002.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ariane 5\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0002.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Ariane 5\" \/><\/a> <a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Ariane 5','768','1024');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0003.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ariane 5\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0003.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Ariane 5\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The visit of the museum begins by panels about the space exploration before the 20th century and the big firsts accomplished during the 20th century.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Panels','1024','768');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0004.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Panels\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0004.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Panels\" \/><\/a> <a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Panels','1024','768');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0005.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Panels\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0005.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Panels\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Section of the tailpipe of Ariane 5 main stage&#8217;s engine, the Vulcan.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Engine','768','1024');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0006.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Engine\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0006.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Engine\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This area contains different kind of pieces, engines, compressors, tailpipes of the Ariane program.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Set of engines','1024','768');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0007.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Set of engines\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0007.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Set of engines\" \/><\/a> <a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Set of engines','1024','768');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0009.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Set of engines\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0009.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Set of engines\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tailpipe and Vulcan engine.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Vulcan engine','768','1024');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0008.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Vulcan engine\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0008.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Vulcan engine\" \/><\/a> <a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Vulcan engine','768','1024');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0010.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Vulcan engine\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0010.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Vulcan engine\" \/><\/a> <a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Vulcan engine','1024','768');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0011.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Vulcan engine\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0011.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Vulcan engine\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Specimen of solid propellant used for the boosters (\u00c9tages d&#8217;Acc\u00e9l\u00e9ration \u00e0 Poudre, EAP) of Ariane 5.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Solid propellant','1024','768');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0012.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Solid propellant\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0012.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Solid propellant\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Injector of the Viking engine and pouder propeller.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Injector and propeller','1024','768');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0013.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Injector and propeller\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0013.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Injector and propeller\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Valves of the third stage of Ariane 5 (from SNECMA).<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Valves','1024','768');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0016.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Valves\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0016.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Valves\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Servo-motor L140 L33 of Ariane.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Servo-motor','1024','768');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0018.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Servo-motor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0018.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Servo-motor\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Combustion chamber of the cryogenic engine HM7.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Burning chamber of HM7','1024','768');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0019.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Burning chamber of HM7\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0019.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Burning chamber of HM7\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nose cone of Ariane with 2 satellites.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Nose cone with 2 satellites','768','1024');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0014.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Nose cone with 2 satellites\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0014.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Nose cone with 2 satellites\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mock-ups of Ariane 5-4-3-1.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Ariane mock-ups','1024','768');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0021.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ariane mock-ups\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0021.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Ariane mock-ups\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Soviet spacesuit SK-1, Vostok program (Gagarine).<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'SK-1 spacesuit (Vostok)','768','1024');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0027.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"SK-1 spacesuit (Vostok)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0027.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"SK-1 spacesuit (Vostok)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Spacesuit Navy Mark IV, Mercury program (John Glenn).<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Spacesuit Navy Mark IV','768','1024');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0022.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Spacesuit Navy Mark IV\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0022.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Spacesuit Navy Mark IV\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pannels about the race to the moon, Soviet side and American side.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'The race to the moon','768','1024');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0023.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"The race to the moon\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0023.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"The race to the moon\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lunar surface with an A7L spacesuit and a Lunar Exploration Module (LEM) on the background.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Lunar surface','1024','768');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0024.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lunar surface\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0024.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Lunar surface\" \/><\/a> <a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Lunar surface','768','1024');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0025.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lunar surface\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0025.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Lunar surface\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A serie of Arian&#8217;s nose cone.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Arianes s nosecone','1024','768');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0026.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Arianes s nosecone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0026.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Arianes s nosecone\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Illustrative panel about the French manned flights.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Manned flights','1024','768');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0028.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Manned flights\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0028.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Manned flights\" \/><\/a> <a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Manned flights','1024','768');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0029.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Manned flights\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0029.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Manned flights\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Satellite ERS-1 (European Remote Sensing Satellite) launched on 1991 and destroyed on March 10, 2000. Its mission was to collect different kind of informations about the Earth surface (groun, water, ice, atmosphere).<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Satellite ERS-1','1024','768');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0030.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Satellite ERS-1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0030.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Satellite ERS-1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>View of the upper stage of Ariane 5.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Upper stage of Ariane 5','1024','768');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0031.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Upper stage of Ariane 5\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0031.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Upper stage of Ariane 5\" \/><\/a> <a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Daimler-Benz','1024','768');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0038.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Daimler-Benz\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0038.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Daimler-Benz\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pictures taken from space.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Pictures from space','1024','768');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0032.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Pictures from space\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0032.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Pictures from space\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Illustrative panels about reconnaissance satellites and telecommunications.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Reconnaissance satellites','1024','768');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0033.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Reconnaissance satellites\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0033.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Reconnaissance satellites\" \/><\/a> <a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Telecommunications','1024','768');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0035.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Telecommunications\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0035.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Telecommunications\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Satellite Matra, the satellite XMM-Newton (observation satellite of X rays), lanched on december 10, 1999. MeteoSat-2 is a meteorogical satellite of second generation, launched on August 28, 2002.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Matra','1024','768');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0034.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Matra\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0034.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Matra\" \/><\/a> <a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'XMM','1024','768');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0036.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"XMM\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0036.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"XMM\" \/><\/a> <a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Meteosat-2','1024','768');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0037.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Meteosat-2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0037.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Meteosat-2\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Section of a satellite.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Section of a satellite','768','1024');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0039.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Section of a satellite\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0039.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Section of a satellite\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mock-ups of Ariane 4-3-1.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Ariane 4-3-1','768','1024');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0040.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ariane 4-3-1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0040.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Ariane 4-3-1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Section of Ariane&#8217; 4 boosters.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Booster','768','1024');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0041.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Booster\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0041.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Booster\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mock-up of the mains French, Russian and American launchers.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Energia-Buran, STS','1024','768');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0042.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Energia-Buran, STS\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0042.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Energia-Buran, STS\" \/><\/a> <a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Arianes, american launchers','1024','768');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0043.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Arianes, american launchers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0043.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Arianes, american launchers\" \/><\/a> <a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Russian launchers','1024','768');return false\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/musee-espace-kourou-0044.jpg\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Russian launchers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/reflect_v3.php?cache=1&amp;img=\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musee\/Musee Espace Kourou\/.thumbs\/.musee-espace-kourou-0044.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Russian launchers\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The space museum of Kourou is located on the road of Space in direction of the Space Center of Guyana, near the technical center in the same building than the control room Jupiter. This museum is dedicated to make understand the goal of the space exploration and its utilisation in the everyday life, but through [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":62,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1512","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1512"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1566,"href":"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1512\/revisions\/1566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.buran-energia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}