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January 29th, 2024 06:56:00 EST -0500 Everything rockets
Europe's rockets
March 14th, 2024 10:00:00 EDT -0400 Flying first on Ariane 6
Ariane 62 artist's impression
April 30th, 2024 12:56:00 EDT -0400 Ariane 6 gets its wings
Ariane 6's boosters are connected to the rocket's central core Image: Ariane 6's boosters are connected to the rocket's central core
April 30th, 2024 08:30:00 EDT -0400 Smiles all round: Vega-C to launch ESA solar wind mission

ESA ensures a ride into space for its Smile mission, with Arianespace signing up to launch the spacecraft on a Vega-C rocket

April 26th, 2024 11:30:00 EDT -0400 Start of the first Ariane 6 launch campaign
Completing Ariane 6 propulsion elements on the launchpad
April 26th, 2024 10:17:00 EDT -0400 Transporting second booster for first Ariane 6
Transporting second booster for first Ariane 6 Image: Transporting second booster for first Ariane 6
April 26th, 2024 10:17:00 EDT -0400 Second booster for first Ariane 6
Second booster for first Ariane 6 Image: Second booster for first Ariane 6
April 25th, 2024 10:17:00 EDT -0400 First Ariane 6 booster gets lift to launch zone
First Ariane 6 booster gets lift to launch zone Image: First Ariane 6 booster gets lift to launch zone
April 25th, 2024 09:38:00 EDT -0400 Young Professionals’ YPSat headed to Ariane 6
YPSat

ESA’s YPSat has been shipped to Arianespace. Following a series of successful tests confirming its readiness for deployment, the payload is now headed to Europe’s Launch Site in French Guiana. The goal of YPSat is to capture all the key phases of Ariane 6's inaugural flight.

April 25th, 2024 05:04:00 EDT -0400 Ariane 6 media kit

Ariane 6 media kit

April 24th, 2024 12:44:00 EDT -0400 Ariane 6 central core in launch position
Ariane 6 central core in launch position Image: Ariane 6 central core in launch position
April 23rd, 2024 06:00:00 EDT -0400 Space Team Europe for Ariane 6: Julien Guiridlian
Video: 00:02:19

They say it takes a village to raise a child. To launch a rocket, we have the combined expertise and passion of Space Team Europe. Julien Guiridlian is one of many making the first Ariane 6 launch possible and has been interviewed as part of a series highlighting some of the people that make up this dream team.

Working for France’s space agency CNES, Julien is Ariane launch complex assistant, which means he takes care of the ground segment for the combined tests on Europe’s new rocket. Julien takes care of coordinating everything from the fuel for the launcher, to ensuring there is electricity and the mechanical connections between the rocket and the launch pad. Ariane 6 is all about teamwork, and the team is ready for the match.

Stay tuned for more from #SpaceTeamEurope: an ESA space community engagement initiative to gather European space actors under the same umbrella sharing values of leadership, autonomy, and responsibility.

Find more videos from Space Team Europe.

April 16th, 2024 09:23:00 EDT -0400 Ariane 6 launches: is it a plane? Aircraft spotting with ISTSat
ISTSat-1 ready to be baked
April 11th, 2024 04:00:00 EDT -0400 Space Team Europe for Ariane 6: Michel Bonnet
Video: 00:04:45

They say it takes a village to raise a child. To launch a rocket, we have the combined expertise and passion of Space Team Europe. Michel Bonnet is one of many making the first Ariane 6 launch possible, and has been interviewed as part of a series highlighting some of the people that make up this dream team.

“Who has not dreamed of working in the space sector?” he says, recalling how he built small rockets as a teenager using sodium chlorate, sulphur and sugar. In 1995, after years of work with helicopters and nuclear submarines, Michel started work in the space sector. For Ariane 6’s first flight, he is the Inaugural Flight Principal covering mission preparation, including the several small satellites being launched, and the launch campaign follow-up.

Michel is also head of a team of six engineers who are together working on the future possibilities for Ariane 6, often focussing on potential exploratory missions after 2030 and what modifications would be necessary to the launcher to make them feasible.

Stay tuned for more from #SpaceTeamEurope: an ESA space community engagement initiative to gather European space actors under the same umbrella sharing values of leadership, autonomy, and responsibility.

Find more videos from Space Team Europe.

April 9th, 2024 07:30:00 EDT -0400 Ariane 6 launches: Robusta-3A for weather and radiation