The rocket lifted off at 13:24 local time (17:24 CET) from the Kourou launch site in the French overseas department of French ...

The new European Ariane 6 rocket lifted off on Thursday for the first time on a commercial flight into space, carrying a ...

The rocket and satellite are "stable and safe," Arianespace said ... independently launch missions into space due to the ...

Standing at 164-feet (50 meters), the new rocket replaced the Ariane 5, which made its final flight in July 2023 following several decades of reliable service. Commenting on Thursday’s mission ...

Both Europe's Ariane 6 and SpaceX's giant Starship rocket were due to take off again at the beginning of the week. That ...

Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket successfully deployed a French spy satellite in its first fully operational launch on Thursday, ...

Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket successfully placed a French military satellite into orbit Thursday, marking a milestone for the ...

However, Europe might not be able to replace SpaceX altogether. Ariane 6, unlike SpaceX rockets, is not reusable. And while ...

To achieve this, its parent company, ArianeGroup, must successfully ramp up rocket production to a rate of nine to ten ...