Tag: rocket
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 …
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, …
Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket launching for 1st time ever this week
Europe’s new heavy-lift Ariane 6 rocket is set to make its long-delayed debut on Tuesday (July 9). If all goes according to plan, the Ariane 6 will launch from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on Tuesday during a four-hour window that opens at 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT). You can watch the launch live …