Europe’s first new heavy-lift rocket in almost 30 years soared into space on Tuesday, promising an end to a crisis over the region’s ability to deploy its own satellites into orbit.
Ariane 6, four years late and heavily subsidised to ensure it can compete against Elon Musk’s SpaceX, lifted off under clear skies from its launch pad near Kourou in French Guiana at about 4pm local time.
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