Ariane 6 is set to launch on July 9 ... chain and producing the first elements of what's called a Flight Model 1 (FM1) version of the rocket. During 2018 and 2019, four engines were tested ...

“The next flight models [of Ariane 6] are already in production and the stages of the second model will be shipped to the Guiana Space Centre this autumn for the first commercial flight of Ariane 6,” ...

Ariane 6 is built by ArianeGroup, a French aerospace company. It is the latest model in a family of rockets that have been used since the 1970s. The new rocket has a maximum height of 203 feet and ...