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

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

Europe's powerful Ariane 6 rocket just launched for the second time ... Agency (ESA), is the successor to the workhorse Ariane 5, which retired in 2023 after 117 orbital missions.

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 ...

Whenever the rocket ends up flying ... of the European Space Agency (ESA), is the successor to the workhorse Ariane 5, which retired in 2023 after 117 orbital missions. It took longer than ...

The launch of the European rocket Ariane 6, which was planned for 1.24pm local ... political relevance of Elon Musk and his space company, SpaceX. Ariane 6 replaces Ariane 5, which for more than 25 ...

Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket successfully carried out its first commercial mission on Thursday, placing a French military ...

The already twice-delayed rocket was slated to lift off Monday ... to use Russia's Soyuz rockets since Moscow invaded Ukraine ...

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

The rocket is expected to reach orbit an hour and ... missions into space due to the Ariane 6 delays. Its predecessor Ariane 5 retired in 2023, Russia pulled its Soyuz rockets and an accident ...

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