Our Rodange rails propel Ariane 6 to the stars

In Kourou, French Guyana, the European Space Agency launched the first Ariane 6 rocket into Earth orbit in front of the world’s cameras on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. Behind the scenes, hundreds of engineers were excited and proud to see the rocket take off perfectly after years of work.
ArcelorMittal Long Products based in Rodange, Train A, can also boast of having participated in this major project by producing exceptional quality overhead crane rails allowing the building around the rocket to move to propel it into space.

A mobile gantry thanks to Rodange

The role of the gantry allows access to the rocket launcher and protects it from the outside environment during the construction period, until takeoff.
It thus allowed the teams to work for as long as possible in complete safety, for themselves and for the installation.
At the end of its construction and to facilitate its take-off, it is the entire building that moves and not the rocket, an innovative and ambitious system made possible thanks to our rails.
Rolling at 7 meters per minute, the gantry of more than 8200 tons can then gradually release the rocket that must give Europe back its space independence.

Congratulations to the teams involved in this monumental project and thank you for contributing to the influence of Luxembourg beyond land borders.