ARIANE 6 IS GETTING INTO SHAPE FOR COMBINED TESTS WITH THE LAUNCH PAD

The lower and upper stages of the Ariane 6 launch vehicle for the combined tests on the launch pad have arrived at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.

The lower stage was made at ArianeGroup’s Les Mureaux site in France, and the upper stage is from ArianeGroup in Bremen, Germany.

These two stages will be integrated by ArianeGroup in the Launch Assembly Building to form the central core for the Ariane 6 combined tests model. For the first time, the rocket and its launch pad will be tested together.