{"id":15295,"date":"2024-07-09T19:21:36","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T19:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1408280"},"modified":"2024-07-09T19:21:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T19:21:36","slug":"ariane-6-has-lift-off-historic-rocket-launches-europe-back-into-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=15295","title":{"rendered":"Ariane 6 has lift off! Historic rocket launches Europe back into space"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Finally, Europe has regained independent access to space<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The continent reestablished a sovereign launch capacity<\/a> on Tuesday with the maiden flight of the Ariane 6 rocket.<\/p>\n

Built to take satellites into orbit, Ariane 6 lifted off from the European Spaceport in French Guiana at 16:00 local time (21:00 CEST).<\/p>\n

The rocket is now soaring into the cosmos with a payload of satellites and experiments. Once the cargo is dropped off, Ariane 6\u2019s upper stage will burn up to reduce space trash<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The demonstration mission aims to prove the launcher\u2019s capabilities. It alsos<\/span> close a dismal chapter for the European Space Agency<\/a> (ESA).<\/p>\n

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Since the retirement of Ariane 5 last July, Europe has relied on Elon Musk\u2019s SpaceX<\/a> to send satellites into orbit.<\/p>\n

Thierry Breton, the EU\u2019s commissioner for the internal market, described the problem as an \u201cunprecedented crisis.\u201d With the arrival of Ariane 6, that crisis is finally over.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, doubts about the rocket persist.<\/p>\n

Ariane 6\u2019s future<\/h2>\n

With a whopping \u20ac4bn price tag and a four-year delay, the development of Ariane 6 has sparked controversy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Critics have also questioned the launcher\u2019s expendable build. Among them is Musk, whose SpaceX rockets cuts costs and turnaround times by reusing their boosters.<\/span><\/p>\n

Musk has advised competitors to follow a similar path.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey need to go all-in on reusability or be utterly uncompetitive,\u201d he said last July<\/a>. <\/span>\u201cRockets are no different from other transport technologies, just harder to make reusable. No one would buy a single-use airplane, car or even bicycle! You\u2019d need to tow another car just for the return trip.\u201d<\/p>\n

In response, ESA argued that a reusable design would be too expensive. \u201cOur launch needs are so low that it wouldn\u2019t make sense economically,\u201d Toni Tolker-Nielsen, the agency\u2019s director of space transportation, told SpaceNews<\/a> in June.<\/p>\n

Following the inaugural flight, ESA can at least celebrate renewed access to space. The agency now plans to make nine or 10 launches per year.<\/p>\n

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