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First published- early 1960s - began rocket program and launched animals into space
- 1965 - launched first domestically produced satellite (Asterix) into space on a French Diamant rocket (third country to do so after the Soviet Union and US)
- 1973 - began development of Ariane heavy-lift satellite launch vehicle (SLV) along with other European states, particularly Germany and the UK; Ariane would become the ESA's SLV
- 1970s-1990s - development of a space plane/shuttle program (Hermes)
- 1982 - first French astronaut into space on a Soviet rocket
- 1986 - launched first joint European Earth observation/remote sensing program (SPOT)
- 2018 - launched project (Spaceship FR) to lay the groundwork for robotic and crewed missions to the Moon and Mars
- 2024 - debut launch of Ariane-6 SLV; claimed world's first satellite to ground communications via laser
early 1960s - began rocket program and launched animals into space
1965 - launched first domestically produced satellite (Asterix) into space on a French Diamant rocket (third country to do so after the Soviet Union and US)
1973 - began development of Ariane heavy-lift satellite launch vehicle (SLV) along with other European states, particularly Germany and the UK; Ariane would become the ESA's SLV
1970s-1990s - development of a space plane/shuttle program (Hermes)
1982 - first French astronaut into space on a Soviet rocket
1986 - launched first joint European Earth observation/remote sensing program (SPOT)
2018 - launched project (Spaceship FR) to lay the groundwork for robotic and crewed missions to the Moon and Mars
2024 - debut launch of Ariane-6 SLV; claimed world's first satellite to ground communications via laser
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