COLORADO SPRINGS — The European Commission will commit to buying at least five Ariane 6 and two Vega C launches per year when both rockets are in operation, Elzbieta Bienkowska, the European Commission’s lead space commissioner, said Wednesday.
“We observe very closely the ongoing revolution in the launcher market, especially here in the United States, around the principle of reusability,” she said. “Europe’s answer is the development of the next-generation of cost effective, reliable and competitive European launchers: Ariane 6 and Vega C.”
Ariane 6's first flight is planned for 2020! But we're already building the plant where we'll assemble the launcher's main stage!
AirbusSafranLaunchers #ArianeGroup signs EUR 170M Ariane 6 tank/structures contract w/ #OHB's MT Aerospace. 12/yr production capacity.
Both #Ariane6 Vulcain (VUAB) and Vinci (VITF) engine thrust frames will be made by @AirbusDS_NL in Oegstgeest, NL contract signed at #PAS17
QuoteBoth #Ariane6 Vulcain (VUAB) and Vinci (VITF) engine thrust frames will be made by @AirbusDS_NL in Oegstgeest, NL contract signed at #PAS17https://twitter.com/dutchspace/status/877219383466237952
This is a SpaceX fairing, not an Ariane 6 item.
The Technology DemonstratorThe European Space Agency (ESA) is developing a new-generation launcher, Ariane 6, and the Materials Testing Institute University of Stuttgart will contribute its part. The key verification test of the future solid-rocket booster – based on fiber composite for the first time – will be performed in our 32 meters deep inspection shaft.Verification test Ariane 6The verification test is supposed to reassure that the new-generation booster will meet the requirements of a rocket launch. It is devided in two parts. After the booster has been filled with water, two different pressure levels are generated in the first part and the measured values are recorded. In the second part, the water pressure is gradually increased until the test specimen fails.Before the actual verification test can take place, some preparations have to be made. To analyze the material and component behavior in detail a lot of measurement instrumentation is needed.
Full thrust on Europe's new Ariane 6 rocketJonathan AmosScience correspondent
Today at the ESA pavilion at the Paris Airshow, there was a live roundtable discussion about the fixed institutional procurement of launches from Arianespace. Link to videoThe participents were representatives of: the EU, ESA, France, Germany & Italy, EUMETSAT and Arianespace.
20 06 2017 AEROSPACEGKN DELIVERS REVOLUTIONARY ARIANE 6 NOZZLE TO AIRBUS SAFRAN LAUNCHERS- First nozzle in flight configuration with laser-welded technology and additively manufactured structures- 90% reduction of component parts, 40% reduction of costs and 30% reduction of production time- Dedicated manufacturing center of excellence to be opened in Trollhättan, Sweden in 2018GKN Aerospace has delivered the first advanced Ariane 6 nozzle (SWAN) to Airbus Safran Launchers in France for the Vulcain 2.1 engine. The new state of the art nozzle, which measures 2.5m in diameter incorporates innovative technologies with higher performance, lower lead times and substantial cost reduction. Large scale use of laser welding and laser metal deposition (additive manufacturing) for key structural features resulted in 90% reduction of component parts, taking it down from approximately 1000 parts to 100 parts. A demonstrator nozzle has already been successfully trialled in a full-scale engine nozzle test as part of the European Space Agency’s Ariane Research and Technology Accompaniment (ARTA) Program. Now the flight configuration nozzle will be mounted in France to the Vulcain 2.1 engine for a test in Germany. The Ariane 6 is scheduled to enter service in 2020. Airbus Safran Launchers is the prime contractor and GKN’s customer in this development program funded by the European Space Agency.GKN Aerospace will manufacture the nozzle in a new highly automated manufacturing centre in its facility in Trollhättan, Sweden, which is scheduled to open in 2018.In total GKN Aerospace will provide five complex sub-systems for each Ariane 6 rocket, including four turbine assemblies for the two engines, generating power for the hydrogen and oxygen fuel systems.Sebastien Aknouche General Manager Space, GKN Aerospace Engine Systems said:“We are proud to be part of the Ariane 6 team. The advanced nozzle manufactured with breakthrough technologies is a true innovation. With the support of the Swedish National Space Board, we participated in the initial engine demonstrator programs. This allowed us to work with our customer to prove the great added value that innovative technologies like additive manufacturing have for the design and production processes in the space and aerospace industry.”GKN Aerospace’s Space business unit, in Trollhättan, Sweden, has been active in the Ariane program from its inception in 1974 and has made over 1,000 combustion chambers and nozzles as well as over 250 turbines for the Ariane rocket to date. Today it is the European centre of excellence for turbines and metallic nozzles, having contributed to the programme at every stage of initial research and development through cooperation with academia to the serial production.
Quote- 90% reduction of component parts, 40% reduction of costs and 30% reduction of production timeThat's good news. Which is the share of the total Ariane 5 cost is due to the Vulcain 2 currently?
- 90% reduction of component parts, 40% reduction of costs and 30% reduction of production time
Its aim is to lower the production price of the Vulcain® engine by 90%, meaning that this future engine would cost only 1 million euros, as against just over 10 million for the Vulcain®2 engine fitted to Ariane 5
QuoteStéphane Israël (Arianespace) : "La première fusée Ariane 6 volera le 16 juillet 2020"https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/878489561206321152http://mobile.francetvinfo.fr/replay-radio/l-interview-eco/stephane-israel-arianespace-la-premiere-fusee-ariane-6-volera-le-16-juillet-2020_2229971.htmlTranslation:QuoteStéphane Israel (Arianespace): "the first Ariane 6 rocket will fly July 16, 2020" mobile.francetvinfo.fr/replay-radio/l…
Stéphane Israël (Arianespace) : "La première fusée Ariane 6 volera le 16 juillet 2020"
Stéphane Israel (Arianespace): "the first Ariane 6 rocket will fly July 16, 2020" mobile.francetvinfo.fr/replay-radio/l…
Hmmm, something is cooking.... You'll find out what in a few days!
DutchSpace @DutchSpace 5m5 minutes agoNice image of the #Ariane6 #Vinci upper-stage engine being tested on the P4.1 test bench at Lampoldshausen via @DLR_en