The first flight of the Ariane 6, which succeeds the venerable, now-retired Ariane 5, notably experienced an issue with the rocket's upper stage that prevented it from performing a final deorbit burn.

The rocket will carry the Michibiki No. 6 positioning ... to 1 m (3.3 ft.). Europe has set Feb. 26 as its resumption of Ariane 6 flights. The mission that was due in 2024 was delayed as engineers ...

Arianespace will fly its next rocket mission (VA263) with Ariane 6 on February 26th. Its cargo will be a French military satellite (the CSO-3 high-res optical satellite). It is Ariane 6’s first ...

PLATO will be the first scientific mission to launch onboard Europe’s new Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket from Kourou. Focus: Space, exploration, extrasolar planets On 29 January 2025, the European Space ...

Granted, Rocket Lab's Electron rocket doesn't have nearly the capability of SpaceX's Falcon 9 (or of ULA's Vulcan, or of Arianespace's Ariane 6, either) to launch heavy payloads. And Rocket Lab ...

The USA’s United Launch Alliance (ULA) is bringing forward the launch of its debut Kuiper-1 mission (officially its KA-01 ...

The first flight of the Ariane 6, which succeeds the venerable, now-retired Ariane 5, notably experienced an issue with the rocket's upper stage that prevented it from performing a final deorbit burn.