{"id":21844,"date":"2023-11-26T18:36:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T10:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/esa-completes-hot-fire-of-ariane-6s-booster-engine\/"},"modified":"2023-11-26T18:36:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T10:36:42","slug":"esa-completes-hot-fire-of-ariane-6s-booster-engine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/esa-completes-hot-fire-of-ariane-6s-booster-engine\/","title":{"rendered":"ESA completes hot fire of Ariane 6\u2019s booster engine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ESA\u2019s milestone test ahead of launch<\/h2>\n

This week ESA and its partners conducted a seven minute long static fire of its new Vulcain 2.1 engine which will power the Ariane 6 rocket. This test was deemed successful after the engine burned through almost 150 tons of propellent on Thanksgiving day.<\/p>\n

While before the test, ESA stated the burn was to be almost eight minutes, now the agency is stating that seven minutes was expected.<\/p>\n

The test took place down in French Guiana where the French space agency, CNES, operates the Guiana Space Centre. Outside of a few launches of Soyuz rockets from Russian cosmodromes, this is where Europe has operated its space launch systems for decades.<\/p>\n

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