Tuesday, June 13, 2023

SPACE RACE 2.0
Ariane: Marking 50 years of European space conquest • FRANCE 24 English


Jun 13, 2023

Back in the 1960s, the Soviets and Americans were racing to the Moon. Europe did not want to be a bystander in the space race and embarked on the Ariane programme in 1973. We take a look back at how the Europeans launched their space programme. Today, the Ariane-6 rocket's inaugural flight is running three years behind schedule. The European Space Agency hopes it can take off by the end of 2023. FRANCE 24's Shirli Sitbon and Sylvain Rousseau report.


No comments:

Post a Comment