Instead, the Ariane 6 will now be about four years late and compete against a new generation of rockets with varying levels of reuse and cost competitiveness—including Rocket Lab's Neutron ...

The Ariane 6 program's management has also been streamlined, the official said. Development of the rocket has been funded by the European Space Agency, with Ariane Group as the primary contractor.

Project Team: Astrid Piber and Nuno Almeida with Ariane Stracke, Cristina Bolis; Derrick Diporedjo, Florian Licht, Gustav Fagerström, Hal Wuertz, Jaap Baselmans, Jaap-Willem Kleijwegt, Rob ...

Arianespace is planning four to five Ariane 6 launches in 2024 followed by eight in 2025 before reaching its full planned rate of nine to 11 annually in 2026, he said, though depending on demand ...

Ariane 6 is Europe's next-generation heavy-lift launch vehicle, consisting of a main and upper stage and two or four solid rocket boosters. Its reignitable upper stage will allow it to launch ...

The Ariane-5, Europe's heavy-lift rocket, has flown its final mission. The vehicle, which has underpinned the continent's access to space for nearly three decades, ended its career by taking up ...