Posted on June 1, 2018 by Camilla
Imagine the meteoric force of exhaust gases expelled by four Ariane 6 strap-on boosters and a Vulcain motor ignited at lift-off. A 600-tonne steel deflector, with tiles weighing a tonne each, will take the full blast and...
Posted on February 16, 2018 by Camilla
Only a giant 700 tonne steel table — 4 m high, 20 m long, and 18 m wide — could support Ariane 6 in the centre of the launch pad and withstand the baptism of fire, noise,...
Posted on February 2, 2018 by Camilla
The P120C is the largest solid-propellant rocket motor ever built in one segment! The 11.5 m long, 3.4 m diameter, full-scale model has been filled with 142 tonnes of inert green propellant. Intended for Ariane 6 and...
Posted on January 23, 2018 by Camilla
Watch the spectacular first hot firing of Ariane 6’s main engine and travel forward in time to the final seconds to lift-off in 2020. The Vulcain 2.1, developed by ArianeGroup and now at the DLR German Aerospace...