The upper stage for Europe's newest rocket Ariane 6 passed its final tests at ESA's facilities in the Netherlands last week, qualifying the upper stage for a launch on the most powerful ...

The first flight of the Ariane 6, which succeeds the venerable, now-retired Ariane 5, notably experienced an issue with the rocket's upper stage that prevented it from performing a final deorbit burn.

Arianespace will fly its next rocket mission (VA263) with Ariane 6 on February 26th. Its cargo will be a French military ...

Welcome to Edition 7.30 of the Rocket Report! The US government relies on SpaceX for a lot of missions. These include ...

Ariane 6 Set to Launch Military Satellite on its First Commercial Mission On February 26th, Arianespace announced its inaugural commercial mission for Ariane 6, which will ... Continue Reading → ...

The rocket will carry the Michibiki No. 6 positioning ... to 1 m (3.3 ft.). Europe has set Feb. 26 as its resumption of Ariane 6 flights. The mission that was due in 2024 was delayed as engineers ...

PLATO will be the first scientific mission to launch onboard Europe’s new Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket from Kourou. Focus: Space, exploration, extrasolar planets On 29 January 2025, the European Space ...

During last week’s 17th European Space Conference, launch company Arianespace announced it had won three new contracts.

Granted, Rocket Lab's Electron rocket doesn't have nearly the capability of SpaceX's Falcon 9 (or of ULA's Vulcan, or of Arianespace's Ariane 6, either) to launch heavy payloads. And Rocket Lab ...

The booster, which is to be strapped onto the Ariane 6 rocket, will replace the current P120 booster and will be a key element in enabling Arianespace to deliver on an 18-launch contract for Amazon.

The first flight of the Ariane 6, which succeeds the venerable, now-retired Ariane 5, notably experienced an issue with the rocket's upper stage that prevented it from performing a final deorbit burn.