As Flight 132’s launcher is readied for its September 6 liftoff, the Ariane 4 for Flight 133 is rapidly taking shape approximately 1 kilometer away in the ELA-2 preparation zone.

The last Ariane 4 launcher to be operated by Arianespace is nearly complete in the Spaceport’s vertical assembly building. Launch of Flight 159 is set for the early morning hours of February 12 ...

Within hours of Flight 131’s nighttime Ariane 4 liftoff, preparations began in the launch zone for the arrival of the Ariane 4 vehicle for Flight 132. The ELA-2 launch site was inspected and the ...

The European Space Agency is building a test model of Ariane 6's core stage ahead of the rocket's first flight, currently scheduled for 2023.

On March 8, the Ariane 4 launcher was transferred from its vertical assembly building to the launch zone, allowing final preparations to start for a liftoff targeted in the second half of March.

At the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, assembly has begun on the Ariane 6, which is due to make its maiden flight for Europe's new launch vehicle in early summer. The parties involved ...

Go Ariane 6!” (Lead image: The first Ariane 6 central core stands inside the mobile building at the ELA-4 launch complex in Kourou in preparation for its maiden launch. Credit: ESA/ArianeGroup/CNES) ...

With yet another delay, it’s unclear when exactly the European Space Agency will blast off its Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket, the intended successor to the current Ariane 5 rocket that successfully ...

The final launch of Ariane 4, Europe’s workhorse space launcher, has been delayed until high winds subside above the Kourou space base in French Guiana. In 14 years of service, the rocket has ...

Europe's space agency faces some difficult questions. History The Ariane 5 rocket made its debut in June 1996 with a launch failure, and its second launch a year later was also a partial failure.

Europe's most powerful rocket - the Ariane 5-ECA - has launched two satellites from French Guiana. It lifted off from Kourou spaceport at 1932 local time (2232 GMT), carrying satellites for the ...

With approval granted, Ariane 5 is cleared for its September 4 rollout from the Final Assembly Building to the ELA-3 launch zone. Liftoff will occur the following day during a 33-minute launch ...