The European Space Agency (ESA) is optimistic ahead of the maiden launch of Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket from the European spaceport in Kourou in French Guiana on Tuesday. “I feel a wide-range of emotions as we get ready to make an impact on European history, for Europe’s future, for generations of Europeans,” declared Josef Aschbacher on Tuesday, the ESA’s director general, in a post on X. The new European launch vehicle had to wait 10 years for its first launch after a sometimes difficult development process. The maiden flight from the European space centre in Kourou in French Guiana is to be at…