Ariane 6 Passes Last Full-Duration Rehearsal Before Inaugural Flight

Maxim Pyadushkin November 25, 2023
Ariane 6 Hot test

Ariane 6 tests its core stages Vulcain 2.1 engine at Kourou Spaceport in French Guiana

Credit: European Space Agency
Europe’s mightiest and heaviest rocket—the Ariane 6—has completed the last full-duration rehearsal in preparation for its inaugural flight. The test rocket went through a complete launch countdown procedure on its new launchpad at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, followed by full firing of the...
Maxim Pyadushkin

In addition to writing for Aviation Week Network, Maxim holds a key position at Russia's Air Transport Observer magazine. In the past he was in charge of several ATO’s sister aerospace publications and earlier worked for Moscow-based CAST defense think-tank.

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