The consortium formed by Air Liquide, Latecoere Services and Cegelec has been chosen by the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales – National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) to design and supply the on-board/ ground transfer systems for the future European launch vehicle Ariane 6.
A long-time partner of the European space programme, Air Liquide continues to provide cryogenics expertise for the development of the future Ariane 6 launch vehicle, whose first launch is due in 2020.
Under this contract, Air Liquide is in charge of designing, producing, and installing the flexible transfer lines that will be used to refuel the launch vehicle with cryogenic propellant on the ground, right up until the very last moment before launch. These transfer lines are automatically disconnected upon take-off to ensure the launch vehicle’s security. The cryogenic equipment will be used on the new ELA4 launch complex built for Ariane 6.
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