An Ariane 6 launched a reconnaissance satellite for the French military March 6 on the second flight of the European rocket.

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As Arianespace prepares for its first commercial Ariane 6 launch, it is projecting a manifest for the vehicle backloaded to the second half of the year.

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BREMEN, Germany — Exotrail’s geostationary spacevan is set to ride aboard Ariane 6 in 2026, in a boost for European space mobility capabilities. Arianespace announced the contract for launch on […]

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Almost no one thought SpaceX would make the catch, at least not on the first try. On the fifth integrated test flight of Starship, launched Oct. 13 from the company’s […]

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The second flight of Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket, and its first commercial mission, has slipped from December to no earlier than mid-February, Arianespace announced Nov. 8.

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For the European space industry, the deafening rumble of the ascending rocket was a sigh of relief. On the afternoon of July 9, an Ariane 6 lifted off on a […]

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Companies that are fielding new launch vehicles are now facing the challenge of scaling up operations to meet the continued high demand for them.

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European officials say a software change should correct a problem on the inaugural Ariane 6 launch in July that prevented the rocket’s upper stage from performing a final maneuver.

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The European Space Agency is optimistic that its “launcher crisis” is behind it after the mostly successful inaugural launch of the Ariane 6 earlier this month.

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Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket launched for the first time Tuesday, providing a big boost for the continent’s space plans.

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Europe is on the brink of a crucial moment as the Ariane 6 launch vehicle prepares for its inaugural flight Tuesday.

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Many in the launch industry on both sides of the Atlantic are skeptical that Starship will dominate the industry and force competitors out of business, at least over the next several years.

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European weather satellite operator Eumetsat has shifted the upcoming launch of a weather satellite from an Ariane 6 to a Falcon 9, a move that surprised and frustrated European space officials.

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Q&A with Toni Tolker-Nielsen, ESA Director of Space Transportation.

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Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket has completed a fueling test and countdown rehearsal that is the final major milestone before its inaugural launch in July.

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The European Space Agency and its partners have announced a July 9 launch date for the first Ariane 6 rocket.

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The European Space Agency says a successful test firing of a redesigned Vega C solid rocket motor is a major step towards returning the rocket to flight by the end of the year.

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The first launch of the Ariane 6 is expected in the first half of July as the vehicle takes shape at its French Guiana launch site.

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European space company OHB expects to wrap up a deal with investment company KKR to go private within the next several weeks as it prepares for two key launches this summer.

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With Ariane 6 yet to begin launches and Vega C still grounded, Avio is relying on its growing defense propulsion business to pick up the slack.

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The launch industry is negotiating a transition into new families of launch vehicles, working to bring additional capacity into the market while seeking out competitive advantages against a growing number of competitors.

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The European Space Agency says the first launch of the Ariane 6 remains on track for the middle of 2024 despite an aborted test of the rocket’s upper stage.

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The European Space Agency is delaying the final flight of the original version of the Vega rocket because of a problem with the rocket’s upper stage.

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With the successful completion of a core stage hot-fire test, the European Space Agency says it now expects the first launch of the Ariane 6 to take place in the middle of 2024.

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