The first commercial mission of Europe's new heavy-lift rocket Ariane 6 has been rescheduled for Thursday, French company Arianespace announced, after an "anomaly" forced a last-minute postponement.

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

Other European launch companies likely to be in the mix include PLD Space of Spain, Skyrora from the United Kingdom, and ...

Minutes before it was scheduled to launch Monday, the first commercial mission of Europe's new heavy-lift rocket Ariane 6 was called off due to an "anomaly" on the ground. It was the latest of ...

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 powerful new Ariane 6 rocket will not fly today (March 3) after all. The Ariane 6 had been scheduled to launch a French spy satellite from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana ...

The first orbital rocket launched from continental Europe crashed seconds after blast-off on Sunday, in a closely watched ...

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 ...