The project dates back to a proposal from 1973 and the first flight of the Ariane 1 rocket took place just six years later in 1979. The last version to fly was Ariane 5, which had 112 successful ...

Ariane 6 reached orbit on Tuesday. But a problem made the European Space Agency rocket deviate from its flight plan late in the mission. By Katrina Miller Katrina Miller previously reported on the ...

Running years behind schedule, Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket blasted off on its maiden flight Tuesday, thundering away from the European Space Agency's jungle launch site in French Guiana in a bid ...

Europe's new Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket is set to launch for the first time on July 9 after a series of delays. The European Space Agency's (ESA) Ariane 6 rocket, developed by ArianeGroup ...

But a new rocket, dubbed Ariane 6, just launched on its maiden mission after years of delays and hang-ups in the development process. The flight kicked off at Guiana Space Center in Kourou ...

The European-built Ariane 6 rocket launched for the first time on Tuesday from Kourou, French Guiana. Ariane 6, standing more than 200 feet tall, is about a $4.5 billion program overseen by the ...

The rocket is nearly 100 meters (330 feet) tall, compared to Ariane 6's height of 62 meters. It will be able to carry 13 tonnes into geostationary orbit and 45 tonnes into low Earth orbit.

The Ariane 6 will take the Arianespace fleet to the next level. The modular design enables the rocket to take on light and heavy launches, adapting to the client’s needs. It can lift off with ...

PARIS — An Ariane 6 rocket roared skyward with a French military reconnaissance satellite aboard Thursday in the first commercial flight for the European heavy-lift launcher. The rocket took off ...