A successful re-ignition of the Ariane 5 upper stage engine performed during the most recent mission has consolidated Ariane 5's readiness for the launch of the Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle.

A successful re-ignition of the Ariane 5 upper stage engine performed during the most recent mission has consolidated Ariane 5’s readiness for the launch of the Jules Verne Automated Transfer ...

LES MUREAUX, France and WASHINGTON — Europe’s upcoming Ariane 6 rocket, though designed to be expendable, could one day sport a reusable engine, according to Patrick Bonguet, head of the ...

ESA's next-generation Ariane 6 heavy rocket came another step closer to flight on November 23, 2023 as it completed a long-duration hot-fire test of the stacked booster's Vulcain 2.1 engine at ...

Like Ariane 5, Ariane 6 will launch near the Equator, taking advantage of the boost from Earth’s rotation there to reach space. Meet Vinci The Vinci upper stage engine is the Ariane 6 feature ...

"Ariane 5 is the cornerstone of Europe's independent access to space. ... 2002, ran into some trouble when the Vulcain 2 main cryogenic engine failed, according to the European Space Agency.

The successor rocket to ESA's Ariane 5 rocket, the €3.6-billion (US$3.9-billion) Ariane 6 has been under development since 2010 and, if all goes as planned, is scheduled to fly sometime next year.

Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket is scheduled to launch the Meteosat Third Generation Imager 1 (MTG-I1) weather satellite from French Guiana on Dec. 13, 2022. See an animation and launch and ...

The Ariane 6's liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen-burning Vulcain 2.1 engine was fired up for the first time on Sept. 5, firing for four seconds in a test that went according to plan. RELATED STORIES: ...

Ariane 5 is quite suited to these rideshare missions to GTO, ... At ECS-D upper stage engine cutoff, Ariane 5’s passengers were in a 250 x 35,786 km orbit inclined 6° to the equator.

An Ariane 5 launcher lifted off this evening from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on its mission to place two telecommunications satellites, ST-2 and GSAT-8, into their planned transfer orbits.

A successful re-ignition of the Ariane 5 upper stage engine performed during the most recent mission has consolidated Ariane 5's readiness for the launch of the Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle.