Launch of Europe's new Ariane 6 launcher postponed by one hour
The Ariane-6 is intended to promote satellites into space for commercial and public contractors in the future. At its first launch, the new carrier rocket will have nearly 20 "passengers" on board: microsatellites from universities and scientific experiments, some of which are from Germany. The predecessor model Ariane 5 was in use for 27 years before its last launch in June of the previous year. Since then, the Europeans have not been able to independently launch satellites into orbit.
The scheduled start of the Ariane-6 is set for an hour from now, taking place in Kourou, French Guiana. This European initiative, spearheaded by the ESA, aims to revive their capability of independently launching carrier rockets following the retirement of Ariane 5. The Ariane-6, upon its debut, will carry nearly 20 "passengers", including microsatellites from European universities and scientific experiments, some of which hail from Germany.
