First Ariane 6 rocket launches, as Europe rejoins a market dominated by Musk's SpaceX

The European-built Ariane 6 rocket launched for the first time on Tuesday from Kourou, French Guiana.

With the debut of Ariane 6, Europe rejoins a launch market that's been dominated by Elon Musk's SpaceX.The powerful European-built Ariane 6 rocket made its long-awaited liftoff on Tuesday, as the region returned to a launch market dominated byAriane 6, standing over 200 feet tall and powered by its Vulcain engine and a pair of boosters, launched from Kourou in French Guiana at 3 p.m. ET.

It's the latest in a European rocket lineage dating to the 1970s, and succeeds the Ariane 5, which launched 117 times until it retired last year. Ariane 6 comes in two versions: Ariane 62, with two solid rocket boosters that can deliver as much as 10,000 kilograms of cargo to low Earth orbit ; and Ariane 64, a modelThe European Space Agency satellite launcher Ariane 6 rocket moves to the launch pad prior its lift off at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, on July 9, 2024.

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First Ariane 6 rocket launches, as Europe rejoins a market dominated by Musk's SpaceXThe European Space Agency has prepared its newest heavy-lift Ariane 6 rocket to launch from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana on Tuesday.
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