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

Thursday's launch, ferrying the CSO-3 optical and infrared satellite for the French Air Force's Space Command to orbit, marks ...

Thursday's launch, ferrying the CSO-3 optical and infrared ... Since the retirement of the workhorse Ariane 5 in 2023, Europe has had little independent access to space, with war in Ukraine ...

Europe's Ariane 6 launcher is to carry out its first commercial mission Monday when it puts a French military intelligence satellite into space. After several postponements, the launch of the European ...

A new launch date has not yet been announced ... the European Space Agency (ESA), is the successor to the workhorse Ariane 5, which retired in 2023 after 117 orbital missions.

The launch is part of Europe’s efforts to build up its security autonomy amid the rapprochement between the United States and Russia. Since Ariane 5 was retired in 2023, Europe has been unable ...

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

Minutes before it was scheduled to launch Monday, the first commercial mission of Europe's new heavy-lift rocket Ariane 6 was called off due to an "anomaly" on the ground.

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

The launch of the CSO-3 satellite into orbit will complete a network ... Europe has not been able to use Russia's Soyuz ...