MT Aerospace and ArianeGroup sign prototype development contract for Ariane 6 upper stage

MT Aerospace AG and ArianeGroup GmbH signed a contract to develop and manufacture a large-scale demonstrator (PHOEBUS) for an optimized carbon-fiber upper stage (ICARUS) for Ariane 6. The three-year project aims to reduce weight and increase payload capacity by up to two tons.

“Over the next three years, an upper stage demonstrator will be developed and manufactured, which will have to prove its functionality in the final system test conducted by ArianeGroup GmbH.”mt-aerospace.de

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• mt-aerospace.deMT Aerospace and ArianeGroup sign prototype development contract for optimized Ariane 6 upper stage - MT Aerospace ENGSarahJun 21, 2021

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