Do you want to access to this and other private contents?
Log in if you are a subscriber or click here to request service

The Ariane 6 engines are now ready

They use two different propulsion technologies

The future European launcher’s three types of engines use two different propulsion technologies:liquid hydrogen-oxygen propulsion for the core stage Vulcain 2.1 engine and the re-ignitable Vinci engine on the upper stage;solid propulsion for the P120C engine fitted to the boosters which help propel Ariane 6 beyond the gravitational pull of earth’s atmosphere.With the successful final qualification of...

red - 1232659
Paris, France, 10/16/2020 09:09
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

AerospaceAvio: final test firing of the P120C solid rocket motor, lasted 130 seconds

It will act as side boosters for Ariane 6 as well as being the Vega C first stage -VIDEO

The P120C was successfully tested for the third time on October 7, at Europe’s Spaceport solid rocket motor test bench operated by the French Space Agency (CNES). This third successful test, carried o... more

Similar

Civil aviationSolarig Spain invests €1.15 billion to produce SAF aviation fuel

New plant in Teruel, Aragon, with capacity of over 75,000 tons per year

Equivalent to 33,000 flight connections between Zaragoza and London (considering a 50% sustainable fuel mix) more

DefenseTurkish Ucav Bayraktar TB3 PT2 conducts first carrier flight test

Lasted 46 minutes, then the re-landing on the same short runway of TCG "Anadolu" - VIDEO

The Bayraktar TB3 Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) has successfully completed its first flight test from the deck of the Turkish Navy's amphibious assault ship "Anadolu", classified as an aircraft-helicopter... more

AerospaceLunar Exploration: NASA assigns tasks to Blue Origin and SpaceX

As part of Artemis they will have to deliver large parts of equipment and infrastructure to the Moon

NASA, the American space agency, is preparing to explore the lunar surface with the Artemis campaign. As part of this effort, it announced in these hours, it intends to award Blue Origin and SpaceX additional... more