The new European Ariane 6 rocket lifted off on Thursday for the first time on a commercial flight into space, carrying a ...

European heavy-lift rocket deploys French military reconnaissance satellite, marking a pivotal moment for Europe's space ...

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

The rocket lifted off at 13:24 local time (17:24 CET) from the Kourou launch site in the French overseas department of French ...

SpaceX's Starship spacecraft disintegrated soon after launch on Thursday, but thousands of miles away another new rocket ...

Both Europe's Ariane 6 and SpaceX's giant Starship rocket were due to take off again at the beginning of the week. That ...

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

its predecessor Ariane 5 retiring in 2023, Russia pulling its Soyuz rockets and an accident that grounded the smaller Vega-C ...

As Ariane-5 was not available and Vega-C not powerful enough, it took until Ariane-6 was commissioned two years later, as ...

Europe has struggled in space since Ariane 6's predecessor Ariane 5 retired in 2023, Russia pulled its Soyuz rockets and an ...

Since the retirement of the workhorse Ariane 5 in 2023, Europe has had little independent access to space, with war in Ukraine cutting Western ties to Russian Soyuz rockets and Italy's Vega C ...