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Watch the replay of the media briefing and the question-and-answer session outlining the progress achieved and the upcoming steps in the Ariane 6 development test campaign. Updates are given on tests conducted at Europe\u2019s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, and at the German Aerospace Center DLR\u2019s technical centre in Lampoldshausen, Germany.<\/p>\n
The briefing was held on 4 September 2023 from ESA\u2019s Headquarters in Paris, France. Participants included:<\/p>\n
Josef Aschbacher, Director General, ESA<\/p>\n
Martin Sion, CEO, ArianeGroup<\/p>\n
Philippe Baptiste, Chairman and CEO, CNES<\/p>\n
St\u00e9phane Isra\u00ebl, CEO, Arianespace<\/p>\n
Toni Tolker-Nielsen, Director of Space Transportation, ESA<\/p>\n
Carine Leveau, Director of Space Transportation, CNES<\/p>\n
Stefan Schlechtriem, Director of Lampoldshausen, DLR<\/p>\n
The Ariane 6 launcher task force consists of top management at ESA, launch base prime contractor and France\u2019s space agency CNES, launcher system prime contractor ArianeGroup and launch service provider Arianespace. This group reports regularly on progress being made towards the first flight of Ariane 6.<\/p>\n
The video shown during the briefing was of tests of the full Ariane 6 upper stage \u2013 including the new Vinci engine and a smaller Auxiliary Power Unit (APU). They took place on 1 September on a purpose-built test bench at DLR\u2019s engine test centre in Lampoldshausen, Germany. Watch the video in high-resolution here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Access the related broadcast quality video material<\/a>.<\/p>\n