EUROPE moves to cut SpaceX reliance with first commercial launch of Ariane 6 today carrying French military observation satellite. The launch bolsters Europe's access to space. See video and two reports below.
Report from Reuters online
By Tim Hepher; Editing by Toby Chopra
Published 6 March 2025 - full copy:
Europe's Ariane 6 stages first commercial launch
(Reuters) - Europe's newest uncrewed heavy launcher blasted off on a delayed mission to carry a French military observation satellite towards orbit on Thursday in its first commercially operational launch.
The Ariane 6 rocket lifted from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, at 1:24 p.m. local time (1624 GMT), live webcast images showed, following two earlier postponements.
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/europes-ariane-6-stages-first-163328647.html
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Report from The Next Web online
Published 6 March 2025 - excerpt:
Europe moves to cut SpaceX reliance with Ariane 6 launch today
The first commercial launch of Ariane 6 bolsters Europe's access to space
Caption: "New launch date for CSO-3. The investigations carried out on the ground means interfacing with the launcher, following the launch attempt on March 3, now enable Arianespace to target a launch on March 6, 2025, at 1:24 p.m. local time in Kourou, French Guiana (4:24 p.m. UTC, 5:24 p.m. CET). Ariane 6 and its passenger, the CSO-3 satellite, are in stable and safe conditions."
Since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022, Europe has been unable to access Soyuz rockets. Meanwhile, the retirement of the Ariane 5 in 2023 and delays to the new Vega-C small-launch vehicle left the continent without independent access to space. Europe was forced to rely on Elon Musk’s SpaceX for over a year.
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