Cryogenic System Disconnection Test Completed on Ariane 6

Rocket on Track for its Inaugural Launch

Teams from ESA, France’s space agency CNES and ArianeGroup successfully completed the disconnection and retraction of the Ariane 6 cryogenic systems on January 30th. These operations mark the start of dismantling the Ariane 6 test model to make way for its first launch. The combined test phase for Ariane 6 using propellants is now over and the European…