Ariane 6 Upper Stage Heads for Hot-Firing Tests
The first complete Ariane 6 upper stage has left ArianeGroup in Bremen and is now on its way to the DLR German Aerospace Center in Lampoldshausen, Germany. Hot firing tests performed in near-vacuum conditions, mimicking the environment in space, will provide data to prove its readiness for flight.
“With the first Ariane 6 upper stage hot-fire testing at …
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