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.

On July 5, 2023, the Ariane 5 launch vehicle took flight for ... Europe’s access to space is of highest priority for ESA to resume regular rocket launches from Europe’s Spaceport,” states ...

Intelsat has suffered a major failure of one of its spacecraft, creating, according to the U.S. Space Force, around 20 pieces ...

Predecessor Ariane 5 is no longer in production - and its final ... The Ariane 6 will work in two versions to complete a range of missions Esa director general Josef Aschbacher said the new ...

Credit: ESA / S. Corvaja For the European space industry ... The liftoff took place just over a year after the final flight of the Ariane 5, which once reigned as the leading commercial launch ...

A DLR team is now preparing the ESA P5 test stand for its new task ... The Vulcain engine was built for the Ariane 5 launcher by the company SNECMA. The engine was tested in 147 tests within 44,040 ...

The flight of Ariane 6 is a significant test for the European Space Agency (ESA). The new design is intended to replace the now-retired Ariane 5, which made its final flight in July 2023.

The rocket will take payloads into orbit more cheaply than its predecessor, Ariane-5. The ESA is expecting to make up to 11 launches a year.

The Ariane-5 was the mainstay of Europe's access to space ... The Ariane-6 programme is led by the European Space Agency (Esa). The prime contractor is ArianeGroup, which works closely also ...