{"id":145057,"date":"2024-07-10T13:27:52","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T11:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/luxus-magazine-historic-ariane-6-launch-success-the-international-race-to-the-stars-is-back-on-track\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T11:25:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T10:25:34","slug":"luxus-magazine-historic-ariane-6-launch-success-the-international-race-to-the-stars-is-back-on-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/luxus-magazine-historic-ariane-6-launch-success-the-international-race-to-the-stars-is-back-on-track\/","title":{"rendered":"[Luxus Magazine] Historic Ariane 6 launch success: the international race to the stars is back on track"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>The successful launch of the Ariane 6 rocket on Tuesday July 9 marks a strategic turning point for Europe in the international space race. The event, which took place in French Guiana, symbolizes the return of Europe&#8217;s autonomy in space, and its rise in the face of fierce competition from SpaceX and other international players.<\/h4>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Europe today celebrates a milestone for its space program with the successful maiden flight of the <b><strong>Ariane 6<\/strong><\/b> rocket. The long-awaited launch took place on Tuesday from <b><strong>Kourou, in French Guiana<\/strong><\/b>, and launched several micro-satellites into orbit.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This success symbolizes Europe&#8217;s return to space autonomy after a year&#8217;s absence, and marks a strategic turning point in the face of fierce competition from <b><strong>SpaceX<\/strong><\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Europe is back,&#8221;<\/em> said <b><strong>Joseph Aschbacher<\/strong><\/b>, Director General of <b><strong>the European Space Agency (ESA<\/strong><\/b>). ESA is an independent organization of the European Union, but it implements the EU&#8217;s space programs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>This is a historic day for ESA and for Europe&#8221;<\/em>, said <b><strong>Philippe Baptiste<\/strong><\/b>, Director of <b><strong>France&#8217;s Centre national d&#8217;\u00e9tudes spatiales (Cnes)<\/strong><\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This launch marks the end of a difficult period for Europe, which lost its autonomous access to space after the end of <b><strong>Ariane 5 operations a year<\/strong><\/b> ago. This is excellent news, as the space economy looks set to flourish: according to <b><strong>Novaspace<\/strong><\/b>, it should be <b><strong>worth $822 billion in 10 years&#8217; time<\/strong><\/b>, almost two-thirds more than today.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Technological challenge<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In Kourou, the tension was palpable as soon as the countdown began. Ariane 6 finally rose into the sky to the cheers of the control room. Each phase of the flight, carefully scrutinized, went according to plan. The <b><strong>Vinci engine<\/strong><\/b>, the main innovation on this new launcher, fulfilled its role perfectly, enabling satellites to be ejected into different orbits, despite a slight malfunction at the end of the mission.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-24147\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1444x920_decollage-fusee-ariane-5-2016-1024x652.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"652\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/en\/historic-ariane-6-launch-success-the-international-race-to-the-stars-is-back-on-track\/\">Click here to read the entire article<\/a><\/span>\u00a0on Luxus Magazine.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Featured photo : \u00a9 ESA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The successful launch of the Ariane 6 rocket on Tuesday July 9 marks a strategic turning point for Europe in the international space race. 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