Ariane 6 is a rocket that can be launched in different configurations, including with two boosters or four, adapting its power to the destination required and the weight of the satellites it launches.

An Ariane 6 test model during a long-duration static-fire test of the core stage Nov. 23. Credit: ESA webcast WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency conducted a long-duration firing of an Ariane ...

The hot firing of the development model of the solid fuel rocket motor at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 16 July, 2018. Photo: ESA/CNES The highly anticipated first flight of Ariane 6 ...

Ariane 6 is the latest model in the Ariane line of rockets – Europe’s own satellite launchers. The project dates back to a proposal from 1973 and the first flight of the Ariane 1 rocket took ...

An Ariane 6 test model on the launch pad in Kourou, French Guidana during a hot-fire test on Nov. 23, 2023, which lasted more than seven minutes. (Image credit: ESA - CNES - Arianespace ...

The Ariane 6 is the successor model to the Ariane 5, which was in operation from 1996 to 2023. The rocket is intended to transport satellites into space for commercial and public clients and is ...

A joint press release from the Ariane 6 Task Force — ESA, CNES, ArianeGroup and Arianespace — released on July 9 th announced the inaugural flight of Ariane 6, a new heavy-lift rocket, from Europe’s ...

Ariane 6 reached orbit on Tuesday. ... It is the latest model in a family of rockets that have been used since the 1970s. The new rocket has a maximum height of 203 feet and comes in two versions.

The Ariane 6 will come closer than the recently retired Ariane 5 launcher to matching SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket on cost, but Europe runs the risk of falling even further behind as SpaceX brings its ...