Arianespace Ariane 6

Startups Isar Aerospace, PLD Space and Rocket Factory Augsburg already have agreed to use the refurbished ELM-Diamant launch complex in Kourou, French Guiana.

The launch will be part of Ariane 6’s development and remain under the ESA’s responsibility.

A record 223 orbital-class rockets lifted off last year, a 20% hike over 2022.

From new fighters to launchers, airline production ramps to air taxi certifications, 2024 will be a busy year.

With the Ariane 6 seeing progress at last and Avio leaving Arianespace, the European Space Agency takes steps toward a competition for Europe’s future launchers.

Major technical issues with the behind-schedule Ariane 6 have been resolved and the schedule has been stabilized, ESA says.

Satellite constellation projects are materializing, creating a need for launches, especially to low Earth orbit.

Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket passes key tests, looks toward first launch in 2024.

The Vulcain 2.1, the main-stage engine on the Ariane 6 launcher under development, was run Sept. 5.

First launch of Europe's new workhorse Ariane 6 is finally coming into view.

Final trials before the inaugural flight of the Ariane 6 launcher saw ESA engineers perform an extensive assessment with the combined test model.

Europe’s workhorse Ariane 5 ends operations after 117 flights.

Arianespace’s workhorse Ariane 5 rocket closed out 27 years of operations on July 5 with its 117th mission.

The new launch vehicle's assembly on the launch pad is scheduled for November 2023.

The company is developing a 62-ft. (19-m), two-stage rocket to deliver satellites weighing up to 397 lb. into low Earth orbit.

Ariane 6 delays and problems with Vega C leave European launch industry mostly grounded.

Safran CEO Olivier Andries stresses risk- and revenue-sharing as part of sector reorganization for future launches following Ariane 6 program delays.

The space industry faces a “double bind” of insufficient launch capacity in the short term and oversupply in the long run, a McKinsey & Co. report says.

A manufacturing issue in the Zefiro 40 second stage’s nozzle led to the failure of the first commercial mission for a Vega-C launcher.