Thursday 25 July 2013

Space Exploration from Carmarthenshire Base

The European Space Agency is developing a rocket designed to penetrate the icy surface of Europa, one of Jupiter’s biggest moons – and it’s all being built and tested from a Carmarthenshire base.

A key part of the mission involves firing a ‘penetrator’ rocket probe at Europa with the aim of sending information to the orbiting Juice satellite about the watery world below.

The probe has been designed by Astrium, the British aerospace company. Prototypes of the rocket are now being tested at the seaside missile testing range in Pendine, operated by defence contractor QinetiQ.


One of the major tasks of the Juice mission is to find out whether there is life on Jupiter or its moons. The mission will cost the ESA around £695m over its entire life cycle.

For more information, contact: marketing@carmarthenshire.gov.uk


Mae Asiantaeth Ofod Ewrop yn datblygu roced a gynlluniwyd i dreiddio I wyneb rhewllyd Europa, un o lleuadau mwyaf y blaned Iau - ac mae'r cyfan yn cael eu hadeiladu a'u profi o sylfaen Sir Gaerfyrddin.

Mae rhan allweddol o’r genhadaeth yn golygu tanio “probe” roced sef y  'penetrator' at Europa gyda'r nod o anfon gwybodaeth i'r lloeren cylchdroi “Juice” am y byd dyfrllyd isod.

Mae'r chwiliedydd wedi cael ei gynllunio gan Astrium, cwmni awyrofod Prydain. Mae prototeipiau y roced yn awr yn cael eu profi yn lle profi taflegrau glan môr ym Mhentywyn, a weithredir gan gontractwr amddiffyn QinetiQ.

Un o brif dasgau'r genhadaeth Juice yw darganfod a oes bywyd ar y blaned Iau neu ei lleuadau. Bydd y daith yn costio’r ESA tua £ 695m dros ei bywyd cyfan.

Am fwy o wybodaeth, cysylltwch â: marketing@carmarthenshire.gov.uk

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