New Space Launchers Are Slow To Throttle Up

Ariane launch site

Arianespace expects the Ariane 64 heavy-lift version to conduct the bulk of its Ariane 6 launches in 2026.

Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/ArianeGroup
Next year is shaping up to be the one in which Europe seriously ramps up its space launch activities. That would be good news, if not for the fact that that acceleration was supposed to happen this year. Instead, new European launchers have struggled to leave the ground, and the region’s largest...
Thierry Dubois

Thierry Dubois has specialized in aerospace journalism since 1997. An engineer in fluid dynamics from Toulouse-based Enseeiht, he covers the French commercial aviation, defense and space industries. His expertise extends to all things technology in Europe.  

Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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