A rocket’s launch from French Guiana has been delayed indefinitely due to protests
European launch provider, Arianespace, was forced to indefinitely postpone the launch of one of its Ariane 5 rockets this week, due to protests at the French Guiana space center where the vehicle is meant to take off. Employees from two companies and a local hospital have been striking, partially over salary negotiations, and have prevented the Ariane 5 from getting to the launchpad for its launch.
The rocket is supposed to send two communications satellites into orbit — one for the Brazilian government and another for South Korea. Its launch was originally planned from Guiana Space Center for Tuesday, but Arianespace pushed the launch to Wednesday and then to today because of a...