European heavy-lift rocket deploys French military reconnaissance satellite, marking a pivotal moment for Europe's space autonomy.

Europe's powerful Ariane 6 rocket just launched for the second time ... Agency (ESA), is the successor to the workhorse Ariane 5, which retired in 2023 after 117 orbital missions.

Ariane 6 is the new European launcher and is intended to carry satellites into space for commercial and government clients. It is the largest European rocket to date and can transport up to 11.5 ...

Kourou: Europe's new heavy-lift rocket Ariane 6 is set to carry out its first commercial ... Russia's Soyuz rockets since Moscow invaded Ukraine in 2022, while the workhorse Ariane 5 was retired in ...

There are no customer satellites aboard the first Spectrum test flight. The rocket will climb into a polar orbit from Andøya ...

Europe's new heavy-lift rocket Ariane 6 is set to carry out its ... while the workhorse Ariane 5 was retired in 2023. Europe "cannot have a space policy today without having the means to send ...

Europe's powerful new Ariane 6 rocket will not fly today (March 3 ... Agency (ESA), is the successor to the workhorse Ariane 5, which retired in 2023 after 117 orbital missions.

The Ariane 6 rocket lifted from Europe's spaceport ... Since the retirement of the workhorse Ariane 5 in 2023, Europe has had little independent access to space, with war in Ukraine cutting ...

As Ariane 5 had already been retired by then, this marked the end of a year in which Europe had no transporter of its own to launch large satellites into space. With the Vega C, the rocket for ...

Since Ariane 5 was retired in 2023, Europe has been unable to launch heavier satellites, as Russia stopped allowing use of its Soyuz rocket in 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine. Russia ...