The launch of the European rocket ... space launch system developed in two versions for additional flexibility. The Ariane 62 version, which is the one that was tested in July 2024, has the capacity ...

Europe's powerful Ariane 6 rocket ... to the workhorse Ariane 5, which retired in 2023 after 117 orbital missions. You may like Europe's new Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket set for 2nd launch in ...

European heavy-lift rocket deploys French military reconnaissance satellite, marking a pivotal moment for Europe's space autonomy.

Europe's powerful new Ariane 6 rocket ... to the workhorse Ariane 5, which retired in 2023 after 117 orbital missions. It took longer than expected for the new rocket to come online.

Ariane 6 is the new European launcher and is intended to carry satellites into space for commercial and government clients. It is the largest European rocket to date and can transport up to 11.5 ...

As Ariane 5 had already been retired by then, this marked the end of a year in which Europe had no transporter of its own to launch large satellites into space. With the Vega C, the rocket for ...

There are no customer satellites aboard the first Spectrum test flight. The rocket will climb into a polar orbit from Andøya ...

The 184-foot-tall (56-meter) rocket lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana, at 11:24 am EST (16:24 UTC). Twin solid-fueled boosters and a hydrogen-fueled core stage engine powered the Ariane 6 through ...

Minutes before it was scheduled to launch, the first commercial mission of Europe's new heavy-lift rocket Ariane 6 was ... while the workhorse Ariane 5 was retired in 2023. 'We must be united ...

An Ariane 6 rocket has roared skyward with a French military reconnaissance satellite aboard in the first commercial flight for the European heavy-lift launcher PARIS -- An Ariane 6 rocket roared ...