Arianespace

By Thierry Dubois
X721, a Dubai-based startup created by former Airbus and Arianespace engineers, is developing a high-altitude platform station relying on a tethered rotor.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Arianespace completed the second commercial Ariane 6 flight to deploy the first of Europe's next-generation polar-orbiting weather satellites.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
Arianespace launched the CO3D and MicroCarb missions in the penultimate Vega-C launch for the service provider before operations of the rocket shift to Avio.
Operations & Safety

By Thierry Dubois
Top executives at ArianeGroup, Arianespace, Avio and the European Space Agency (ESA) are now turning their attention to increasing launch cadences.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
United Launch Alliance scrubbed the launching of the second batch of Kuiper satellites for Amazon’s broadband constellation on June 16.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Even before champagne is uncorked at Le Bourget, aerospace, defense and space are suffering a White House-induced hangover.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Amazon plans to use the satellites to roll out high-speed internet service later this year.
Satellites

By Thierry Dubois
Arianespace is planning two more Vega-C and four Ariane 6 launches this year.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Arianespace is planning to launch Biomass from Kourou, French Guiana, on April 29.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The Ariane 6’s second flight, mission VA263, took off at 11:24 a.m. ET March 6 from the European spaceport at French Guiana.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The launch window for the flight at the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, was due to open at 1:24 p.m. local time.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Arianespace has scrubbed the planned launch of its first Ariane 6 mission which was scheduled for Feb. 26.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
Europe aims to resume flying the Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket on Feb. 26, with the launch set to be the first managed by Arianespace.
Operations & Safety

By Thierry Dubois
ESA is prepping for launch of the Planetary Transits and Oscillations of Stars (Plato) mission, with the telescope to lift off on an Ariane 62 late next year.
Space Exploration

By Thierry Dubois, Robert Wall
To make up ground it is losing to SpaceX, China and others, Europe is looking to infuse greater competition into its space launch industry.
Commercial Space

By Thierry Dubois
The details of the European Launcher Challenge are still in the works.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
A look at data on light, medium and heavy space launchers to watch.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Stephane Israel is stepping down as Arianespace CEO and member of ArianeGroup's executive committee on Dec. 31, to be succeeded by David Cavailloles.
Commercial Space

By Thierry Dubois
Unseenlabs, boosted by the success of its in-orbit constellation of non-cooperative ship-detection satellites, is preparing its next generation.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Even though Europe is back in the space launcher race, its progress still trails the U.S. and China.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Arianespace on Dec. 4 returned the Vega-C rocket to flight after a more than two-year hiatus following a mission failure in 2022.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
The extra time is being used to conduct additional checks.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The European Space Agency and ArianeGroup have signed an agreement for around €230 million ($242 million) in additional funding for a reusable rocket program.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
From project financing to launcher and exploration initiatives, the region is devising an agenda to stay in the global space race.
Budget, Policy & Regulation