Piecing it together
#Ariane6 update: the upper stage and core stage are now assembled, forming the central core for Ariane 6's first flight. Next: verticalisation🚀https://t.co/VEg3edPxuQ pic.twitter.com/9424R753B4
— Josef Aschbacher (@AschbacherJosef) March 22, 2024
The European Space Agency is making good progress with the Ariane 6 project, steadily preparing the rocket for its first flight. The upper stage and core stage were assembled at ESA’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Once it’s integrated, the two-stage core will be taken to the launch pad and positioned vertically. Europe is in sore need of its own rockets, so the launch can’t happen soon enough.
