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Pfinztal, Germany - July 12, 2024 - The Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT congratulates the Dutch company Aerospace Propulsion Products (APP), as part of the Ariane Group, on the successful first launch of the Ariane 6 rocket on the evening of July 9th, 2024 from the European Spaceport in French Guiana. Fraunhofer ICT supplied phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate as a fuel to ignite the liquid propellant.
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