An Ariane 6 rocket has roared skyward with a French military reconnaissance satellite aboard in the first commercial flight for the European heavy-lift launcher PARIS -- An Ariane 6 rocket roared ...

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

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

The 184-foot-tall (56-meter) rocket lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana, at 11:24 am EST (16:24 UTC). Twin solid-fueled boosters and a hydrogen-fueled core stage engine powered the Ariane 6 through ...

The Ariane 6 rocket launch on March 3 had to be delayed last-minute due to a dysfunctional valve - Copyright AFP/File JULIEN DE ROSA The Ariane 6 rocket launch on ...

PARIS (AP) — An Ariane 6 rocket roared skyward with a French military reconnaissance satellite aboard Thursday in the first commercial flight for the European heavy-lift launcher. The rocket ...

The rocket’s mission was to deliver the CSO-3 military observation satellite into orbit at an altitude of around 800 kilometers (500 miles). It was the first commercial mission for Ariane 6 ...