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Europe's Ariane 6 rocket successfully launches for first time
By Agence France-Presse
Jul 10, 2024 2:05 pm

KOUROU, France — Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket successfully blasted off for the first time on Tuesday, releasing satellites into orbit and restoring the continent's independent access to space.

European space efforts have suffered a series of blows, including four years of delays to Ariane 6, that have robbed the continent of its own way to launch missions into space for the past year.

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