Ariane 6 takeoff

Attendees take part in a public screening projection of the takeoff of the Ariane 6 rocket at the Cite de l’Espace, in Toulouse, southwestern France, on Tuesday. The Ariane 6 rocket took off from its Kourou launch pad, in Guyana, for its inaugural launch intended to qualify in flight the new launcher which should ensure Europe’s autonomous access to space, noted a journalist of the AFP.