The continent’s first attempt at a commercial orbital launch could be the start of a bold new era that ends Europe’s reliance ...

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

Among the investors was André-Hubert Roussel, former CEO of ArianeGroup, who oversaw the development of Europe’s only ...

Isar Aerospace, a German startup founded seven years ago, is positioned to become the first in a new generation of European launch companies to reach orbit with a privately funded rocket.

The rocket lifted off at 13:24 local time (17:24 CET) from the Kourou launch site in the French overseas department of French ...

Europe's Ariane 6 launcher is to carry out its first commercial mission Monday when it puts a French military intelligence satellite into space.

The Alpha rocket will launch Lockheed Martin’s LM 400 spacecraft from Vandenberg Space Force Base, with the 52-minute launch window opening at 6:25 am PT (14:25 UTC). Lockheed is self-funding the ...

Following several postponements, the Ariane 6 rocket is scheduled to blast off ... taken by the CSO-3 satellite will be shared with Germany, Belgium and Sweden. The launch will be the first ...

Ariane 5 was retired in 2023 and Europe has not been able to use Russia's Soyuz rocket for satellite launches since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Ariane 6 underwent a successful test in July ...