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

The launch was originally ... to the workhorse Ariane 5, which retired in 2023 after 117 orbital missions. You may like Europe's new Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket set for 2nd launch in February ...

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

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 ...

A new launch date has not yet been announced. Whenever the rocket ends up flying ... Agency (ESA), is the successor to the workhorse Ariane 5, which retired in 2023 after 117 orbital missions.

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 ...

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

Europe has not been able to use Russia's Soyuz rockets since Moscow invaded Ukraine in 2022, while the workhorse Ariane 5 was retired in ... after its first successful launch in July.

Thursday's launch ... of the workhorse Ariane 5 in 2023, Europe has had little independent access to space, with war in Ukraine cutting Western ties to Russian Soyuz rockets and Italy's Vega ...

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 ...