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Europe’s first Ariane 6 flight achieved most of its goals, but ended prematurely (arstechnica.com)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The glitch they experienced is trivial on the scale of the larger picture.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yeah, for the maiden flight of a rocket, it went incredibly smoothly. Well done Arianespace and ESA! Europe has an operational launch vehicle again!