MV Canopée: Wind-assisted RO/RO rocket ship makes first U.S. port visit

Canopée being unloaded

The MV Canopée, the world’s first new generation wind-assisted hybrid propulsion commercial RO/RO vessel, arrived in Port Canaveral, Fla., yesterday, marking its inaugural U.S. visit.

Launched in 2022, the MV Canopée is a French-flagged cargo vessel, designed and purpose-built for Ariane Group to transport Ariane 6 rocket components from ports in Europe to French Guiana for the European Space Agency.

It arrived in Port Canaveral to deliver the European Service Module (ESM-3) module, the European...

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