In 2023, a previous European orbital launch attempt was made by Virgin Orbit, the company founded by Richard Branson.

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

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

Isar Aerospace, based in Germany, is the first in a crop of new European rocket companies to attempt an orbital launch. If ...

Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum, a two-stage orbital launch vehicle, will be the first privately built rocket to lift off from ...

Elon Musk commented on Isar Aerospace's failed Spectrum rocket launch, stating that spaceflight challenges are significant. Germany's first private or ...

Elon Musk commented on Isar Aerospace's failed Spectrum rocket ... launch capabilities following Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the continent has struggled with delays in the Ariane 6 ...

when the first commercial flight of an Ariane 6 rocket took off from French Guyana, that Europe was able to regain launch independence after several months without its own access to space.

Plenty more launches are to come, including another test of SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket, which exploded while in flight ...

Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket launches on long-awaited debut mission (video) — European spaceflight companies are racing to be the first to reach orbit Other European launch companies likely ...