Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket has successfully completed its first commercial launch carrying a French military satellite ...

Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket successfully deployed a French spy satellite in its first fully operational launch on Thursday, ...

The European Space Agency's Ariane 6 rocket successfully launched a French military satellite into space this week on its ...

The rocket's mission was to deliver the CSO-3 military observation satellite into orbit at an altitude of around 800 kilometers (500 miles). It was the first commercial mission for Ariane 6 after its ...

Initially planned for December, the Ariane 6 mission was pushed back until February 26 and then again to March 3 because of ...

SpaceX is back with another active week, with five Falcon 9 rockets launching from two different launch sites and Starship's eighth test flight launching from Texas. Rocket Lab's Electron rocket and ...

The 184-foot-tall (56-meter) rocket lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana, at 11:24 am EST (16:24 UTC). Twin solid-fueled boosters and a hydrogen-fueled core stage engine powered the Ariane 6 through ...

However, Europe might not be able to replace SpaceX altogether. Ariane 6, unlike SpaceX rockets, is not reusable. And while ...

RONAN LIETAR / AFP Nine months after its maiden flight in July 2024, Ariane-6 completed its first mission on Thursday, March ...