The second Ariane 6 launch sent up an optical spy satellite called CSO-3 for the French military. The rocket deployed CSO-3 ...

The launch was meant to be the first commercial mission of the new European space rocket and the second overall, after its ...

its predecessor Ariane 5 retiring in 2023, Russia pulling its Soyuz rockets and an accident that grounded the smaller Vega-C ...

Europe's launch vehicle is set to take its first paid payload into space. A few hours later, the Starship could deliver 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 ...

As Ariane-5 was not available and Vega-C not powerful enough, it took until Ariane-6 was commissioned two years later, as ...

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

Europe's newest uncrewed heavy launcher blasted off on a delayed mission to carry a French military observation satellite towards orbit on Thursday in its first commercially operational launch. The ...