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Space: the suspense is complete before the take-off of Ariane 6
Ariane 6 is due to take off on Tuesday, July 9. The suspense is at its peak before the launch of this new rocket.
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Ariane 6 is due to take off on Tuesday, July 9. The suspense is at its peak before the launch of this new rocket.
At 56 meters high, Ariane 6 is once again ready to conquer space. It is deployed in the middle of the Guyanese jungle, thanks to a 90-meter rolling gantry, custom-built. It will move back to release the rocket and let it take off on Tuesday, July 9. In the launch center, the faces are concentrated. The parameters of Ariane 6 are controlled from this room, in which 200 people will make sure that everything is going well.
The rocket is expected, because it is four years late. The various elements were manufactured in Europe, then transported by sea. The pieces of the rocket were then connected horizontally, a first. The final assembly was done on the launch pad. According to statistics from the European Space Agency, almost half of the first flights go wrong, as happened a few years ago with Ariane 5. Everyone is holding their breath for the next rocket.
