On February 13, 2012, the European Space Agency launched its brand-new Vega rocket on its maiden voyage. For its debut, the Vega rocket launched nine small satellites into Earth's orbit.

The European Space Agency on Wednesday announced the first flight of its upgraded Vega-C rocket. An improved version of the Vega rocket that made its debut in 2012 as a launcher specialising in ...

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

After several false starts, Europe's new rocket Ariane 6 is aiming to finally blast off on its first commercial mission ...

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It was the latest of several postponements for the rocket as Europe seeks to secure ... Europe's smaller Vega-C launcher was earlier grounded for two years due to an accident that resulted in ...

The Vega-C launcher did not resume flights until ... However, the heavy-lift rocket underwent a successful test in July 2024 and is scheduled to carry out five launches this year.

The rocket is expected to reach orbit an hour and ... Russia pulled its Soyuz rockets and an accident grounded the smaller Vega-C launcher for two years. But with Vega-C resuming flights in ...

With the Vega C, the rocket for smaller loads was also unable to take off after a false launch. It too is now operational again. Ariane 6 can now transport up to 11.5 tons of payload into higher ...

A successful mission would mean Europe can independently put large satellites into orbit for the first time since Russia pulled its rockets after invading Ukraine in 2022.