The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Astrium, Europe’s leading space technology company, 108 million worth of prime contractor agreements covering the development of the Ariane 6 and Ariane 5 ...

An Ariane 5 lifts off April 14 carrying ESA's JUICE mission to Jupiter. Credit: ESA/M. Pédoussaut WASHINGTON — An Ariane 5 successfully launched a European spacecraft on an eight-year journey to ...

This week, after nearly three decades of providing Europe access to space, the Ariane 5 heavy-lift rocket completed its final mission. On Wednesday, July 5, at 22:00 GMT, the rocket took off from the ...

Note: On 5 July 2023 SpaceRef.com editor Keith Cowing spoke with Deutsche Welle TV about the last flight of the Ariane 5 launch vehicle and its successor, the Ariane 6. [audio] Flight VA261 lifted off ...

The Ariane5 rocket carrying JUICE is complete and ready for rollout. Credit: ESA/M. Pedoussaut LYON—An Ariane 5 heavy launcher is scheduled to lift off April 13 with a probe designed to determine ...

"Ariane 6 was designed from the outset to be a modular launcher—we have now seen it launch in three versions in just two years—and we are not finished." ...

Europe's Ariane 5 heavy-lift vehicle is officially retired, and the launch was picture-perfect. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

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. The ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded EADS-Astrium three contracts valued at a combined €414 million ($560 million) through 2014 for continued work on a midlife upgrade of the Ariane 5 rocket ...