Rahul Rao is a graduate of New York University's SHERP and a freelance science writer, regularly covering physics, space, and infrastructure. His work has appeared in Gizmodo, Popular Science, Inverse, IEEE Spectrum, and Continuum. He enjoys riding trains for fun, and he has seen every surviving episode of Doctor Who.
Following its wet-dress rehearsal on the launch pad in French Guiana, Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket is on schedule for its inaugural launch. announced during a June 25 press conference that the rehearsal was a"full success." After years-long delays, ESA is confident that their, which commercially manages the rocket, are preparing for a launch on July 9. The three-hour window opens at 2 p.m. EDT .
"All the verification performed didn't evidence any anomalous behavior," said Michel Bonnet, ESA's principal for Ariane 6's inaugural flight."So, based on that, we are still very confident for the launch date." at an altitude of 320 miles .
In these last days before launch, ESA and its partners are keen to emphasize their dissatisfaction with this post-Ariane 5 status quo — and the opportunity for Ariane 6 to change it if successful."It is an important moment in European space history and for the sovereignty of Europe," said Carina Laveau, director of space transportation at CNES, France's national space agency.Ariane 6 is slated for around 9 to 12 launches per year by 2026.
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