N° 34–2024: Media invitation: Ariane 6 inaugural flight pre-launch media briefings
21 June 2024
The first launch of Ariane 6 is targeted for 9 July 2024 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
Journalists are invited to learn more about the first flight of Europe’s new heavy lift launch vehicle by joining pre-launch media briefings in English and French, followed by question-and-answer sessions in German, Italian and Spanish. All events will be held online and take place on 25 June 2024.
The programme below highlights the different media activities planned and their respective registration process.
Please note that journalists wishing to attend several of the events mentioned below should register for each activity separately to ensure that they receive the right link/information for each event.
Press briefing per language
Tuesday 25 June, 11:00-11:45 CEST: online media briefing in English
Participants:
Lucía Linares, Head of Strategy and Institutional Launches, ESA
Carine Leveau, Director of Space Transportation, CNES
Franck Huiban, Head of Civil Programs, ArianeGroup
Caroline Arnoux, Head of Ariane 6 Program, Arianespace
Michel Bonnet, Ariane 6 Inaugural Flight Principal, ESA
Tuesday 25 June, 13:00-13:45 CEST: online media briefing in French
Participants:
Toni Tolker-Nielsen, Director of Space Transportation, ESA
Carine Leveau, Director of Space Transporation, CNES
Franck Huiban, Head of Civil Programs, ArianeGroup
Caroline Arnoux, Head of Ariane 6 Program, Arianespace
Tuesday 25 June, 14:00-14:30 CEST: online question and answer session in German
Participants:
Jens Franzek, Chief Operating Officer, ArianeGroup
Tina Büchner da Costa, Ariane 6 Launch System Architect, ESA
Tuesday 25 June, 14:00-14:30 CEST: online question and answer session in Italian
Participants:
Pier Domenico Resta, Ariane 6 Launch System Engineering Manager, ESA
Michel Bonnet, Inaugural Flight Principal, ESA
Tuesday 25 June, 14:00-14:30 CEST: online question and answer session in Spanish
Participants:
Lucia Linares, Head of Strategy and Institutional Launches, ESA
Matias Fernandez Valbuena, Ariane 6 Launcher System Project Manager, ESA
Registration:
Please express interest for any of the above events by Monday 24 June at 15:00 CEST by selecting and completing the relevant form at https://blogs.esa.int/forms/esa-media-briefing-form
ESA Web TV
The English and French pre-launch press briefings will be streamed via ESA Web TV.
Contacts
ESA: Adelina Campos de Carvalho adelina.campos@esa.int ; media@esa.int
CNES: Raphael Sart raphael.sart@cnes.fr
ArianeGroup: Astrid Emerit astrid.emerit@ariane.group
Arianespace: Julie Lenoir j.lenoir@arianespace.com
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More information about Ariane 6 available in the media kit
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