Meanwhile, the EU celebrated a successful satellite deployment on the second launch of its Ariane 6 rocket from French Guiana. The project had cost overruns and years of delays, but the successful ...

An Ariane 6 rocket roared skyward with a French military reconnaissance satellite aboard Thursday in the first commercial ...

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 ...

Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket has successfully completed its first commercial launch carrying a French military satellite ...

The first commercially operational launch of Europe's Ariane 6 heavy rocket was postponed for a second time on Monday, operator Arianespace said.

The new European Ariane 6 rocket lifted off on Thursday for the first time on a commercial flight into space, carrying a French air force satellite. Live images showed the rocket lifting off from the ...

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

The rocket lifted off at 13:24 local time (17:24 CET) from the Kourou launch site in the French overseas department of French Guiana, according to the European space company Arianespace. The flight ...

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

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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 ...

The high-profile mission comes as Europe seeks to strengthen its defences amid doubts about the US as a security partner ...