Ariane 6 is the latest in Europe’s Ariane rocket series, taking over from Ariane 5, and featuring a modular and versatile design that can launch missions from low-Earth orbit and farther out into deep ...

The excellent data Arianespace has collected on the Ariane 6 medium-to-heavy-lift launcher is evidence of the level of its engineering, Josef Aschbacher, director general of the European Space Agency ...

ESA’s new Ariane 6 launch system is being prepared for a round of engine fire tests – with removal of the mobile building that protects the rocket while it sits on the launch pad at Europe’s Spaceport ...

On July 5, 2023, the Ariane 5 launch vehicle took flight for the last time, thus ending a storied 27-year career for what was Europe’s first heavy-lift rocket. Nearly ten months later, Arianespace is ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) plans to conduct the first launch of its new Ariane 6 rocket tomorrow. The Ariane 6 is a heavy-lift rocket that will take over from the recently retired Ariane 5. The ...

The Ariane 6 launch pad at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana now hosts for the first time a fully assembled example of ESA’s new heavy-lift rocket, following the addition of an upper composite to ...

Europe's newest heavy-lift rocket roared into space today as the Ariane 6 booster lifted off from the Kourou Spaceport in French Guiana at 4:00 pm GFT (19:00 GMT). Designated VA262, the inaugural ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) and Airbus Safran Launchers today signed a €2.4 billion contract covering the development of the Ariane 6 launcher in its two versions, Ariane 62 and 64. This contract ...

After much political wrangling among Germany, France, and Italy, the member governments of the European Space Agency formally decided to move ahead with development of the Ariane 6 rocket in December ...

Finally, Europe has regained independent access to space. The continent reestablished a sovereign launch capacity on Tuesday with the maiden flight of the Ariane 6 rocket. However, the mission didn’t ...

The next-generation Ariane 6 rocket, a crucial program for Europe's space ambitions, is due to lift off on July 9 following years of delays, the European Space Agency said Wednesday. The launch will ...

Canopee is a name worth remembering – it's a new-generation vessel that was specifically designed for the transportation of ESA (The European Space Agency) 's Ariane 6 space launcher. In honor of this ...