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

Why SpaceX, Rocket Lab, Arianespace made Fast Company's list of the most innovative companies doing work in space.

Minutes before it was scheduled to launch, the first commercial mission of Europe's new heavy-lift rocket Ariane 6 was ... while the workhorse Ariane 5 was retired in 2023. The mission had taken ...

On March 6, 2025, the European Ariane 6 rocket successfully completed its first ... Ariane 6 replaces the retired Ariane 5 and aims to reduce European reliance on other space-faring nations.

Europe’s new heavy-lift rocket Ariane 6 blasted off on its first commercial mission Thursday, carrying with it the continent’s hopes of bolstering its security and independent access to space.

The high-profile mission comes as Europe seeks to strengthen its defences The European Space Agency (ESA) Ariane 6 rocket lifts off ... Its predecessor Ariane 5 retired in 2023, Russia pulled ...

The development of Ariane 6 was decided in 2014 and cost 4.5 billion euros. The rocket is expected to be in use until at least the mid-2030s. It is also controversial because, unlike parts of ...

Europe's new rocket Ariane 6 successfully carried ... launch missions into space due to the Ariane 6 delays. Its predecessor Ariane 5 retired in 2023, Russia pulled its Soyuz rockets and an ...

An Ariane 6 rocket roared skyward with a French military reconnaissance satellite aboard Thursday in the first commercial flight for the European heavy-lift launcher. The rocket took off smoothly ...

PARIS (AP) — An Ariane 6 rocket roared skyward with a French military reconnaissance satellite aboard Thursday in the first commercial flight for the European heavy-lift launcher. The rocket ...