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Today marks a momentous occasion for the European Space Agency (ESA) as the Ariane 6, the latest and most advanced member of the Ariane rocket family, is set to embark on its inaugural flight. This launch from the Guiana...
ESA Council adopted a resolution on European launch services and on the continuity of European access to space, that sets the way for the ESA-developed Vega launcher to be commercialised by its prime contractor, Avio. The Vega launchers joined the...
Paris (AFP) July 6, 2023
Europe's workhorse Ariane 5 rocket blasted off for a final time on Wednesday, with its farewell flight after 27 years of launches coming at a difficult time for European space efforts. Faced with soaring global competition, the continent has unexpectedly found itself without a way to independently launch heavy missions into space due to delays to the next-generation Ariane 6 and Russia withd