Europe’s Ariane-6 rocket maiden flight expected by summer, space agency boss says
After almost three years of delay, the first flight of Europe’s last-generation space rocket Ariane-6 is now planned for the summer, the European Space Agency’s boss Josef Aschbacher said on Thursday (11 January).
Europe counts down to Ariane 6 rocket's maiden launch in mid-2024.
Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket launcher will make its first voyage between 15 June and 31 July next year, the European Space Agency has announced. The agency's head said that the project signals the end to a period of crisis for Europe's launch programme.
The European Space Agency recently announced that its next-generation rocket, Ariane 6, is set to launch in just six months’ time.
Now, various parts of the rocket need to be transported across the Atlantic Ocean to be assembled at ESA’s spaceport in French Guiana.
ArianeGroup commissioned the construction of a custom-built vessel called Canopée. The company claims it is the world’s first hybrid industrial cargo ship powered by wind.
Europe's Ariane 6 rocket rated is 'ready to rumble' after passing a hot fire test.
The test, the longest "full stack" run for Ariane 6's lower liquid propulsion module with a Vulcain 2.1 engine, was conducted on the launch pad at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.
Wie weiter für Europa im All? Weltraumgipfel sucht Antworten
Probleme mit Trägerraketen machen Europas Raumfahrt zu schaffen. Wie kann der Zugang zum All besser werden? Die ESA erhofft vom Weltraumgipfel Veränderungen.
📆 Apr 18, 2023 🇪🇺 #European#SpacePolicy combined the worst of the parochial politics that guide #NASA funding in the #US with the sluggish ⏳ activity of a traditional aerospace company accustomed to guaranteed contracts. Naturally, therefore, development of the project has lagged and gone over budget. In the nine years since Europe began development of the #Ariane 6 to compete with #SpaceX, the #Falcon9 rocket has nearly doubled its payload capacity 📈 and become partially reusable, so it is now more capable and costs 💵 far less 📉 https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/04/europes-ariane-6-rocket-is-turning-into-a-space-policy-disaster
Europa setzt auf seine neue Rakete – die #Ariane 6. Doch wer braucht die noch in Zeiten von Space-X und flexiblen Kleinraketen, wie sie auch in deutschen Startups entwickelt werden?
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