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Ariane-6 first launch: Europe’s rocket blasts off for first time
Article information Author, Jonathan Amos Role, Science correspondent Twitter, @BBCAmos 9 July 2024 Updated 1 hour ago Europe’s big new rocket, Ariane-6, has blasted off on its maiden flight. The vehicle set off from a launchpad in French Guiana about 16:00 local time (19:00 GMT) on a demonstration mission to put a clutch of satellites …
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Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket blasts off for first time
Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket ahead of blastoff in French Guiana. Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket blasted off for the first time smoothly on Tuesday, carrying with it the continent’s hopes of regaining independent access to space. The much-delayed inaugural flight of the European Space Agency’s most powerful rocket yet launched from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, …