14/09/2016 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 13 September, the European Space Agency (ESA) Council gave its approval for continuing the Ariane 6 launcher development programme, according to statements made by Gaele Winters, the director responsible for ESA launchers. "The signal is clear", as the decision was reached unanimously. In December 2014, the ESA Council decided to develop a new rocket launcher by 2020, which would be less expensive than the current Ariane 5, in order to confront...