Europe's Arianespace ("Ariane") has a problem, and its name is SpaceX. Back in 2015, California Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez related a conversation she had had with a top exec at Airbus's (EADSY ...

The European Space Agency has prepared its newest heavy-lift Ariane 6 rocket to launch from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on Tuesday.

Arianespace is building two versions of the 63-meter-tall Ariane 6. Ariane 62 will fly with two strap-on boosters, while the more powerful Ariane 64 will fly with four.

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Ariane 6 is a modular launch vehicle using either two or four P120C strap-on boosters, depending on mission requirements. The P120C engine does double duty, also serving as the first stage of ESA ...

The powerful European-built Ariane 6 rocket made its long-awaited liftoff on Tuesday as the region returned to a launch market dominated by Elon Musk's SpaceX. Ariane 6, standing more than 200 ...

The larger Ariane 64 (with four boosters) will cost closer to $126 million after subsidies. Each of these prices is less than Ariane 5's launch cost of about $164 million.

Europe's Arianespace ("Ariane") has a problem, and its name is SpaceX. To compete with SpaceX launch prices (currently $67 million for a Falcon 9 rocket launch), Ariane would introduce two new ...

Two variants of the Ariane 6 are planned: one with two strap-on boosters, the Ariane 62, and a more powerful version, the Ariane 64, with four strap-on boosters.