The European Space Agency (ESA) plans to conduct the first launch of its new Ariane 6 rocket tomorrow. The Ariane 6 is a heavy-lift rocket that will take over from the recently retired Ariane 5. The ...

The inaugural launch of Europe’s next-gen rocket has been a long time in the making, and it almost went by without a hitch until a second stage anomaly caused an Ariane 6 launch failure, marring its ...

The new European Ariane 6 rocket lifted off on Thursday for the first time on a commercial flight into space, carrying a French air force satellite. Live images showed the rocket lifting off from the ...

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(CNN) — The European Space Agency’s member countries have endured a months-long space access predicament while waiting to add a functioning launch vehicle to their toolbox. But a new rocket, dubbed ...

Europe's long-delayed Ariane 6 rocket finally lifted off in July, picking up where the storied Ariane 5 left off. Most of the mission went off without a hitch, but there was one troubling issue at the ...

Welcome to Edition 7.02 of the Rocket Report! The highlight of this week was the hugely successful debut of Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket. They will address the upper stage issue, I am sure. Given Europe’s ...

Europe's newest heavy-lift rocket roared into space today as the Ariane 6 booster lifted off from the Kourou Spaceport in French Guiana at 4:00 pm GFT (19:00 GMT). Designated VA262, the inaugural ...

The European Space Agency’s Ariane 6 rocket has finally, successfully taken off – in a flight that could change the continent’s access to space. The successful launch comes after four years of delays ...

The nuts and bolts left over from Ariane 5 rockets are being used to slice through European space history, literally. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.