ArianeGroup Tests Upgraded Ariane 6 Upper Stage Rocket Engine

European Spaceflight · July 9, 2026 · article

Details of a previously unannounced test campaign involving an upgraded Ariane 6 rocket engine have emerged in the 2025 annual accounts of ArianeGroup SAS, the group’s French entity. The filings describe the testing of a 200-kilonewton version of the rocket’s Vinci upper stage engine at DLR’s Lampoldshausen facility in Germany. The upgrade increases the engine’s […] The post ArianeGroup Tests Upgraded Ariane 6 Upper Stage Rocket Engine appeared first on European Spaceflight.— European Spaceflight

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