How Europe’s biggest rocket came to be: Ariane 6 montage
The first half of 2024 saw hundreds of people across Europe building, cajoling, shipping, lowering, integrating, securing and protecting the precious pieces and parts that came together to create Ariane 6 – Europe’s new heavy-lift rocket.
Huge engines, boosters and outer shells met tiny screws, electrical boards and masses of supercooled fuel. All this came together at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, for the spectacular first launch of Ariane 6 on 9 July 2024, restoring Europe’s access to space.
Get a glimpse at the teamwork, skill and care that went into this moment over many months, in this montage of Ariane 6 images, videos and timelapse photography spanning 30 January to 9 July 2024.
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Sorry ESA, but this is too little, too late…🤷♂
Bro this is just for satelites and ISS. For Moon mission you need Starship/Super Heavy type reusability.
ESA вы можете составить конкуренцию ведущим космическим агентствам мира, не останавливайтесь
Anything space that isn’t Spacex brings the Musk fanbois out whining’ and complaining’ cos it’s not about everyone’s second favourite narcissistic sociopath (after the orange lunatic, obviously).
"JUST A DREAM", 10 years late and even more so if they don't reuse the rockets, 10 years of arrogance.
The management of such a project must be gargantuan!
I, hold the technical aspects of such a machine very close to my heart. But, actually building it and making it put x kg’s on orbit at the press of a button, is so much more than its technicalities and often overlooked, by me at least.
Congratulations.