Everything looked fine as the rocket climbed away from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana Europe's normally highly dependable rocket, the Ariane 5, experienced an anomaly during its latest launch.

now-retired Ariane 5, notably experienced an issue with the rocket's upper stage that prevented it from performing a final deorbit burn. — Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket launches on long ...

The history of the Ariane rocket is a space epic that has seen Europeans unite and innovate to make a place for themselves in the space race. Faced with Soviet and then American supremacy ...

Time-lapse highlights after conducting a crucial 7-minute test-fire of Ariane 6 rocket. Credit: ESA - European Space Agency ...

For the first time since its founding, nearly a quarter of a century ago, Blue Origin had reached orbit. The long-awaited debut launch of the New Glenn rocket, a super-heavy lift vehicle developed ...

Ariane 6 Set to Launch Military Satellite on its First Commercial Mission On February 26th, Arianespace announced its inaugural commercial mission for Ariane 6, which will ... Continue Reading → ...

now-retired Ariane 5, notably experienced an issue with the rocket's upper stage that prevented it from performing a final deorbit burn. RELATED STORIES: — Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket launches on ...

Europe's space ambitions received a boost on Tuesday with the successful maiden flight of its next-generation heavy-lift launcher, Ariane 6. The €4 billion rocket, launched from French Guiana ...