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Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket passes launch rehearsal -ESA

Europe's Ariane 6 launcher has passed a key rehearsal in preparation for its first flight, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Thursday - part of efforts to bring the delayed rocket to the launchpad in 2024. Definitive results will depend on an analysis of data in coming days following Thursday's test, which went ahead after a pause in the final countdown caused by what ESA officials described as a "light anomaly".

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