This zooming effect photograph shows the European Space Agency (ESA) satellite launcher Ariane 6 rocket prior to its maiden launch at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, on March 3, 2025.. Photos by AFP
Minutes before it was scheduled to launch, the first commercial mission of Europe’s new heavy-lift rocket Ariane 6 was called off on Monday due to an “anomaly” on the ground.