'Ariane 6 is a launcher for European sovereignty'

The Ariane 6 rocket on Wednesday blasted off carrying Europe’s next generation satellite for warning against extreme weather events. As many European countries simmer in a deadly heatwave, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) said its MetOp-SGA1 satellite will give “earlier warnings to help protect lives and property from extreme weather”. Oliver Farry welcomes Olivier Sanguy, Editor-in-Chief of Space News, joins us from Cité de l’Espace in Toulouse, France.It’s a new kind of satellite