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Arianespace and the European Space Agency (ESA) have successfully completed the maiden launch of the new Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket. The two-stage rocket lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French ...

LES MUREAUX, France and WASHINGTON — Europe’s upcoming Ariane 6 rocket, though designed to be expendable, could one day sport a reusable engine, according to Patrick Bonguet, head of the Ariane 6 ...

WASHINGTON — European launch provider Arianespace says that in order to sign a manufacturing contract for the first 14 next-generation Ariane 6 rockets, it first needs European governmental ...

Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket is reaching its decisive phase of testing, officials said this week. This includes a short- and long-duration firing of the rocket’s first stage at European launch ...

Europe's powerful new Ariane 6 rocket will not fly today (March 3) after all. The Ariane 6 had been scheduled to launch a French spy satellite from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana today at ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) shared a new view of the Ariane 6 rocket on its launch pad ahead of engine tests this month. A new photo shared on June 23 shows ESA's heavy-lift Ariane 6 rocket on the ...

With yet another delay, it’s unclear when exactly the European Space Agency will blast off its Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket, the intended successor to the current Ariane 5 rocket that successfully ...

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 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 latest development over the renowned European-based private space company, ArianeGroup, is the upcoming first flight of its Ariane 6 rocket that faces another delay for a supposed launch this year ...

After much political wrangling among Germany, France, and Italy, the member governments of the European Space Agency formally decided to move ahead with development of the Ariane 6 rocket in December ...