LAUNCH INTO SPACE WITHA DOWN-TO-EARTH ATTITUDE Testing the Vinci engine for Ariane 6

摘要

Vinci is a cryogenic liquid rocket engine designed topower the upper stage of the new Ariane 6 launcher.Hot-fire tests of this engine took place at the GermanAerospace Centre’s (DLR) Institute of Space Propulsionin Lampoldshausen, Germany, in May 2016.