Prometheus fired up once again (and again) 😎🔥. Prometheus performed 4 consecutive ignitions on 20 June, a first in Europe for this type of engine. The hot-firing campaign was held on the PF20 test bench at @ArianeGroup's site in Vernon, France. Read more:

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Then, a hot-firing test will be performed, in which Prometheus, Themis' engine, will be fired up without take-off! Once Themis is cleared for its first flight, a short hop is planned reaching a height of around 20 metres before landing safely.

Themis will now be prepared for a ground test campaign with its landing legs added. On the launch pad, the team will conduct a ‘wet dress rehearsal’. This will include filling the tanks with methane in liquid form that flows at cryogenic conditions below –162°C.

The 28-metre tall rocket stage has a diameter of 3.5 metres, being one metre wider and over twice as long as a standard European road truck, making this an exceptional convoy!

From Les Mureaux to Kiruna 🛻. After being assembled at the former Ariane 5 main stage integration building and completed a 'fit-check' in Les Mureaux, France, Themis has made its way to the northern region of Sweden, north of the polar circle, on roads and navigating the North

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Exceptional convoy! 🛻🚀 Europe's first reusable rocket stage demonstrator #Themis is all wrapped up and ready to roll from its @ArianeGroup integration hall in France to the @SSCspace launch pad in Sweden. Bon voyage!

@infoarceonnl1 @NLR_NL Article on the event now available here

Looking ahead to our next Ariane 6 flight! 🚀🌎.

Descent Systems and Technologies:. 🚀 Orbital Paradigm in consortium with Arceon, Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics and Sirius Space Services;.🚀 University of Twente in consortium with Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) and Technische Universität Dresden.

Reversible/Reconnectable Interface Systems and Technologies:. 🚀 deltaVision in consortium with Airbus, OHB System and InSpacePropulsion Technologies;.🚀 OCCAM Space.

Landing and Recovery Systems and Technologies:. 🚀 5M in consortium with L.K. Engineering and VZLU AEROSPACE;.🚀 GMV Innovating Solutions (PL).

Technologies for Refurbishment and Operations:. 🚀 Almatech in consortium with CSEM;.🚀 CompPair Technologies in consortium with Invent GmbH.

Today at #ParisAirShow eight companies were highlighted for their space transportation reusability technology disruptors as part of our Future Innovation Research in Space Transportation initiative. The winners are 🔽.

This is how we will reinforce European autonomy and resilience through space transportation #ParisAirShow:. 1. Continued use of Ariane and Vega rockets, increasing launch cadence and upgrading both rockets with P160C booster, ASTRIS kick stage and more;. 2. Preparing for the

Space transportation in Europe is uniquely cooperative, securing our autonomous access to space. @esa vision is for Europe to have a fully autonomous and diversified space transportation ecosystem, serving both institutional and commercial needs — from low Earth orbit to the

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Europe secures its own access to space through cooperation 🤝. Representatives from @esa, @CNES, @ArianeGroup, @Arianespace and @Avio_Group sat down and discussed their visions as partners. Some of the highlights from the discussion are:.🚀 ramping up to 10 Ariane 6 launches

RT @Arianespace: 🚀On July 25, 2025, #Arianespace will launch @AirbusSpace CO3D satellites & the @CNES MicroCarb satellite, with a Vega C ro….