European Answer NASA: What does a new powerful space rocket of Ariane 6 (photo) look like

Subscribe not to miss the latest and most intrusive news from the world of science! This is the first photograph of the heavy rocket carrier Arriene 6 in a vertical position on the starting ground. This rocket began to be created in the early 2010s, and it should replace the array launch rocket 5. The ECA is said to be useful, including satellites, including satellites. The cost of launch will be much cheaper.

In this picture, the Ariene 6 rocket is shown next to a special building where the carrier rocket is stored before testing. Special rails are used to move the rocket to the starting ground. A series of test starts of the engine is now needed, before the rocket will be able to fly into space for the first time as part of a test flight. Initially, such a launch was planned to be carried out in 2020, but then it was repeatedly transferred.

Eken engineers are now aimed at sending Arise 6 to space in the second quarter of 2024. So far, according to ECA's statement, the rocket is not ready to go to flight, and in addition to testing engines, the strength of the structure and performance of its main components is checked. Engineers also test the strength and reliability of the infrastructure required to start. Arriene 6 rocket was built by Arianegroup to order ECA.

Most of the rocket and acceleration were sent to French Guiana and gathered horizontally. Then the rocket was moved to the starting ground, where they were placed vertically. After that, solid fuel accelerators and payload were attached. According to ECA, this is the first time Arriene is going horizontally, which reduces the time and cost of launching into space. We would like to remind you that on July 1, a new Euclid space telescope flew into space, created by scientists from ECA.