Ariane 6 Passes All Qualification Tests

Test Article Removed from Launch Pad, Making Way for Flight Vehicle

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Europe’s newest launch system, Ariane 6, has passed all its qualification tests in preparation for its first flight, and the full-scale test model has been removed from the launch pad to make way for the real rocket that will ascend to space.

The test model at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, stood 62 m (310 feet) high. It is exactly…