On July 5, 2023, the Ariane 5 launch vehicle took flight for the last time, thus ending a storied 27-year career for what was Europe’s first heavy-lift rocket. Nearly ten months later ...

The Ariane 6 has been built by Arianespace on behalf of the European Space Agency (ESA) as a heavy lift vehicle. Two criticisms levelled against the rocket are its launch cost and lack of ...

The Ariane 6, therefore, is a major focus point for the European space industry. The launch vehicle is manufactured by ArianeGroup, a joint venture between Airbus and Safran.

Also aboard Ariane 6's Vinci upper stage are ... been dependent on other — largely American — vehicles. In these last days before launch, ESA and its partners are keen to emphasize their ...

The liftoff took place just over a year after the final flight of the Ariane 5, which once reigned as the leading commercial launch vehicle. The retirement of the Ariane 5 marked a nadir in Europe ...

Europe's next-generation rocket has completed its first "hot-fire" test on its launch pad, in French Guiana. The Ariane-6 vehicle lit its main cryogenic engine for four seconds before being shut down.

Europe essentially has no launch service currently, after retiring the previous-generation rocket, Ariane-5, in July; and being forced to suspend operations of its medium-lift vehicle, Vega-C ...

ESA chief Josef Aschbacher said the successful launch marked a "historic day" for Europe. Unlike some of its recent American competitors, the Ariane-6 is expendable and a new one is needed for ...

The possibilities of methane range from admixture to the current liquid propellant engines of the Ariane launch vehicles to the complete replacement of liquid hydrogen. The DLR engineers in the ...

The possibilities of methane range from admixture to the current liquid propellant engines of the Ariane launch vehicles to the complete replacement of liquid hydrogen. The DLR engineers in the ...