Ariane 6 gets a wet dress
On October 24, at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, a full-scale wet dress rehearsal for the Ariane 6 rocket was carried out by a joint team from CNES, ESA, Arianespace, and ArianeGroup. The rehearsal, which lasted over 30 hours, involved fueling and draining the rocket. This marked the third full launch countdown rehearsal for Ariane 6, conducted at night to assess operations in cooler conditions. A significant eight-minute engine firing test for Ariane 6 is anticipated by November’s end, leading up to its maiden launch expected early next year.
