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York establishes comms with final delivery on Tranche 0 Program
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SpaceX launches new batch of Space Defense Agency missile tracking satellites
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SatixFy announces strategic $60M transaction with MDA
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ReOrbit completes oversubscribed seed funding round
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China solicits names for manned lunar exploration vehicles
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Intuitive Machines announces $20M equity investment
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A bigger, better space-ripple detector
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Satellites detect where locust infestations begin
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Trial by fire for the Ariane 6 upper stage
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![Validation testing on 1 September 2023 for ESA’s all-new Ariane 6 launch vehicle of the new Vinci engine and a smaller Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) on a purpose-built test bench at German aerospace agency DLR’s engine test centre in Lampoldshausen, Germany. Credit: ESA/DLR/ArianeGroup Trial by fire for Ariane 6's upper stage](https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800a/2023/trial-by-fire-for-aria.jpg)
Validation testing continues for ESA's all-new Ariane 6 launch vehicle, with firing of its two upper stage engines to simulate the way they will have to operate together during a flight.
The test of the full upper stage—including the new Vinci engine and a smaller Auxiliary Power Unit (APU)—took place on a purpose-built test bench at German Aerospace Center DLR's engine test center in Lampoldshausen, Germany.
Ariane 6 media briefing – September 2023
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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’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, and at the German Aerospace Center DLR’s technical centre in Lampoldshausen, Germany.
The briefing was held on 4 September 2023 from ESA’s Headquarters in Paris, France. Participants included:
Josef Aschbacher, Director General, ESA
Martin Sion, CEO, ArianeGroup
Philippe Baptiste, Chairman and CEO, CNES
Stéphane Israël, CEO, Arianespace
Toni Tolker-Nielsen, Director of Space Transportation, ESA
Carine Leveau, Director of Space Transportation, CNES
Stefan Schlechtriem, Director of Lampoldshausen,