🚀 Rockets are like ideas: they’re supposed to lift off. At ArianeGroup, each mission begins with an idea. Sometimes the concept might seem bold, sometimes impossible… but never static. Because rockets aren’t designed to stay on the ground. Neither are ideas. 👉 Do you have an idea that you’d like to see lift off? #SpaceExploration #Innovation #ArianeGroup #Ariane6 | ArianeGroup

Why are some rockets designed with multiple stages instead of just one? 🤔 Simply because in space flight every kilo of mass is hugely expensive. Once it has fulfilled its purpose a stage is jettisoned to avoid transporting deadweight and to obtain maximum thrust efficiency. Ariane 6’s 3 stages embody this logic : 👉 The boosters provide the initial thrust. 👉 The main stage propels the rocket into space. 👉 The upper stage adapts the trajectory to deliver the payload accurately into orbit. It’s

Why do we call our rockets “Ariane”? 🤔 Between myths and legends, there are many stories around the origin of the name Ariane. Today, our engineers have decided to share some of them with you. Which one do you think is true? Share your theories in the comments 👇 #ArianeGroup #Ariane6 #Spaceexploration #ArianeLaunch #Astronomy #Spaceship #Rocketlaunch #Galaxy | ArianeGroup

Watch our new video of Ariane 6, rocketing to the Moon with, Icarus, a new ultralight upper stage! Read more: https://www.ariane.group/en/news/new-video-ariane-6-rocketing-to-the-moon-with-a-new-ultralight-upper-stage/ | ArianeGroup

I’m an Ariane 6 stage, and I have a clear mission: propelling this rocket into space. There’s no possibility of a rerun; no second chance. Everything begins with a powerful jolt. The ground falls away at a mind-boggling rate, the shock waves are making the air vibrate. I hear the roar of the engines, I feel an incredible upward force on my body. The atmosphere is becoming thinner, the acceleration is less bumpy. My fuel is being consumed at a precisely controlled rate, each second counts. Then c

112 successes. Relive past Ariane 5 launches alongside us while waiting for the next chapter that is being written right now, just a few miles from this legendary launch pad. What was your favorite Ariane 5 launch? #OneLastAriane5 #Arianespace #ArianeGroup #Ariane5 ESA - European Space Agency CNES CSG Centre spatial guyanais | ArianeGroup

🚀 Mission success for flight #VA263! With #Ariane6, Arianespace successfully launches the CSO-3 satellite On March 6, Ariane 6 lifted-off from Europe’s Spaceport, French Guiana, at 1:24 p.m. local time (4:24 p.m. UTC, 5:24 p.m. CET). The launcher successfully placed its passenger, the CSO-3 satellite, into Sun-Synchronous Orbit at an altitude of around 800 km. Spacecraft separation occurred 1 hour and 6 minutes after lift-off. ➡️ #Arianespace launched the CSO-3 satellite for the DGA - Direction