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Ready for big emotions? Here’s an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the successful launch of #Ariane6! 🚀 Join the #SpaceEnablers on their journey through emotions, challenges and teamwork from our sites in Germany and France to the thrilling moments at the control centre and launch pad at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou. Highly recommended: SOUND ON! 🔊🤩 #FirstFlight #ArianeGroup #SpaceIndustry #WorkInSpace European Space Agency - ESA CNES ARIANESPACE

Four of our #SpaceEnablers carried the Olympic flame! 🥇🔥 On its 12,000-kilometre journey from Athens to this year's venue Paris 2024 - Comité d'organisation des Jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques de 2024, it was carried by people who exemplify outstanding contributions to sport and society. Among the 11,000 torch bearers were four of our colleagues from ArianeGroup, supporting the values of excellence, friendship, and respect. 🛶 Vincent, a Swip Manager for stock management and a top Paracanoe athlete, carried the torch in Pau. Having overcome a life-changing accident, Vincent embodies resilience: “Life doesn’t stop when you become disabled – it can even be beautiful. I want to empower people to move from saying ‘I can’t do it’ to ‘I can’t do it yet’”. 🏉 Rose, a Health Inspector and European 7s rugby champion and runner-up, took up the flame in Bordeaux. She is committed to reconciling sport and family life: “This honour shows that being a professional, a mother, and an athlete can go hand in hand”. 🏃➡️ Morgane, Head of Production Control and Inspection and a keen sportswoman from an early age, carried the flame in the Jupiter Hall in Kourou, supported by her family: “It was an exciting moment not just for me, but for my relatives around the world”. 🤺 Astrid, Head of Improvement for Technical Management and Support Functions and silver medallist in foil fencing at the Tokyo 2021 #OlympicGames, completed the final 200 metres of the Vernon course: “Every member of the relay team is a link in a chain of deserving individuals who represent France’s excellence – much like at ArianeGroup, where every single employee made the success of #Ariane6 possible”. We are very proud to have such inspiring people among us who not only excel in their professional roles, but also embody the Olympic spirit. As we look forward to the Games starting in France on 26 July, we celebrate the team spirit and ambition that drives us all. 🚀 #Olympics #Paris24 #OlympicGames24 #ArianeGroup 📸 ©: Paris2024 /Cedric Michel/ SIPA PRESS / Rosina Jimenez

ArianeGroup’s #Helix space surveillance system also had its sights firmly fixed on Ariane 6’s inaugural flight 🚀 and captured a remarkable view of the new European rocket as it powered through space. 🌠 The Helix space surveillance service developed and operated by ArianeGroup is used to detect, track and characterise objects in space with extreme precision. For Ariane 6’s big night out, Helix was programmed to track the launch and payload separation. The images in the video were taken by sensors at two of the Helix network’s ground optical stations, Nerpio in south-east Spain and Calern in southern France, and show the release of five of the mission’s passengers from the rocket’s upper stage. The fact that our Helix system too played a part in the extraordinary launch event makes us even more proud of what we are achieving together. We are delighted to share with you this unique view of Ariane 6 as it made its impressive debut. #Ariane6 #VA262 #SpaceIndustry #SpaceSurveillance

Sky is not a limit – it is our workplace. Today, we honour all the missions and the courageous individuals who have dared to venture beyond. ✨ It is a day that not only reminds us of the legendary moon landing in 1969, but also of the exciting missions to come, which we are all the more looking forward to following the successful launch of #Ariane6. With Ariane 6 in service after a successful first launch into space, we look forward to the exciting missions that ARIANESPACE will be carrying out - including those to the Moon. As #SpaceEnablers, our work opens boundless horizons, propelling us further than ever before and bringing back new knowledge that benefits humanity on Earth. We are immensely proud to be part of this extraordinary journey. 🚀 #InternationalMoonDay #MoonDay2024 #SpaceExploration #WorkInSpace #SpaceIndustry

What a night! Thousands of #SpaceEnablers witnessed the historic first launch of #Ariane6 last week, not only at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou but also across all sites of ArianeGroup and our subsidiaries. 🚀 Together, they experienced one of the most significant moments of their careers: the launch of “their baby” ushering in a new era of European space transportation, the culmination of years of tireless precision work. And coordination: over 600 partners from 13 nations have contributed to this success. Have a look at the pictures from the various events, capturing the immense joy during the flight. 🥳 However, this success marks just the beginning; the work continues today. Now we must confirm this achievement and prepare for a whole series of upcoming launches, each with different rocket configurations, payloads and new challenges. The new era of #EuropeInSpace has only just begun. Stay tuned for the next launch! #FirstFlight #ArianeGroup #SpaceTeamEurope #ArianeIsBack

Relive #Ariane6 ’s inaugural flight! A unique, unforgettable moment which heralds the return of the Ariane rocket to the forefront of space activities. Ariane 6 has re-established Europe’s access to space. #ArianeIsBack #RocketMakers

The inaugural flight of #Ariane6 was a success! 🚀🥳 In case you missed it last night or you just cannot get enough of our new rocket roaring into space: here is the video! European Space Agency - ESA CNES ARIANESPACE #FirstFlight #SpaceIndustry

#Ariane6 powers into space 🚀 Europe's new heavy-lift rocket, Ariane 6, made its #FirstFlight from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana at 16:00 local time on 9 July (21:00 CEST). Ariane 6 is the latest in Europe's Ariane rocket series, taking over from Ariane 5, and featuring a modular and versatile design that can launch missions from low-Earth orbit and farther out into deep space. “With the successful first flight of Ariane 6, the European #SpaceIndustry has moved into a new era,” said Martin Sion, CEO of ArianeGroup. “This historic launch demonstrates the unfailing commitment of our teams and partners, whom I would like to thank warmly for this success, which reflects on the entire European industry. Seeing Europe’s new launcher lift off into space marks the culmination of an outstanding technical and technological adventure, and the beginning of a long history of Ariane 6 operations. The next flight models 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.” This inaugural flight, designated VA262, is a demonstration flight whose aim is to show the capabilities and prowess of Ariane 6 in escaping Earth's gravity and operating in space. Nevertheless, it had several passengers on board. At 21:06 BST, 22:06 CEST, one hour after liftoff, the first set of satellites on board Ariane 6 were released from the upper stage and placed into an orbit 600 km above Earth. Satellites and experiments from various space agencies, companies, research institutes, universities and young professionals were included on this inaugural flight. Read the full press release: https://lnkd.in/ezr-dRvx European Space Agency - ESA CNES ARIANESPACE

5,4,3,2,1 allumage Vulcain! 🚀 🔥 Relive the moment the first Ariane 6 launched from the European Space Port in French Guiana. Turn the sound all the way UP #GoAriane!

We are aware of several fake Ariane 6 launch live streams on YouTube. We are working with YouTube to investigate and solve the issue. Our official YouTube live stream of the Ariane 6 launch will start at 19:30 BST/20:30 CEST here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eSupZQ3H Please share the correct link with your communities.