ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher announces Ariane 6 inaugural launch, targeted for 9 July 2024. To announce this milestone, Aschbacher was joined by the Ariane 6 Task Force partners.
From left to right: CNES CEO Philippe Baptiste; ESA Director of Space Transportation Toni Tolker-Nielsen, DLR Director General Walther Pelzer, ArianeGroup CEO Martin Sion, Arianespace CEO Stéphane Israël, and ESA astronauts Matthias Maurer, Samantha Cristoforetti and Alexander Gerst.