Ariane 6

The Ariane 6 is a launch vehicle under development by the European Space Agency (ESA), with a first test flight scheduled for 2020. If development is completed, it will become the newest member in the Ariane launch vehicle family. The final design was selected by the ESA ministerial-level meeting in December 2014, favoring a liquid-fueled core with large solid rocket boosters over the initial solid-fuel rocket design.

Description

Ariane 6 will come in two variants.

Ariane 6 will be made up of three major structural and propellant-carrying components.

First stage

The Ariane 6 first stage will be powered by a single updated version of Ariane 5's Vulcain 2 engine, referred to by ASL as Vulcain 2.1, burning liquid hydrogen (LH2) and liquid oxygen (LOX). It will be 5.4 m (18 ft) in diameter and contain approximately 149 tonnes (328,000 lb) of propellant.

Ariane

Ariane is a feminine name. It is a French translation of the Greek name Ariadne or a variant of Ariana (name). It may refer to:

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In the arts

Ariane (automobile)

The Ariane was a French automobile made by Automobiles Ariane, Suresnes, Seine in 1907. It was a small friction-drive two-seater using a single-cylinder 6 hp engine. The friction discs were mounted at the rear axle.

Ariane (Mouret)

Ariane (Ariadne) is an opera by the French composer Jean-Joseph Mouret, first performed at the Académie Royale de Musique (the Paris Opera) on 6 April 1717. It takes the form of a tragédie en musique in a prologue and five acts. The libretto is by Charles-François-Joseph-Victor de La Grange-Chancel and Pierre-Charles Roy.

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