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Europe's Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket will launch for the third time ever tonight (Aug. 12), and you can watch the action live.
Welcome to Edition 8.06 of the Rocket Report! Two of the world's most storied rocket builders not named SpaceX achieved major ...
A troubled European rocket critical to the continent’s goal of reducing its reliance on Elon Musk’s SpaceX thundered off a ...
A European rocket launched from French Guiana — not the American rocket launches the same night — was likely the source of ...
Theories suggest the display came from either the European Space Agency's Ariane 6 rocket or the United Launch Alliance's ...
Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Europe's Ariane 6 rocket sent a weather and climate satellite to orbit on Tuesday night. The Ariane 6 took ...
A camera placed near the launchpad delivers and amazing view of the first liftoff of Europe's Ariane 6 rocket. Credit: ESA ...
Ariane 6 will have more launches than its predecessor. Dr Aschbacher stressed how it will guarantee access to space on a routine basis, but his hope for this rocket is in the recently agreed cargo ...
The Ariane 6's long-awaited debut began when the 183-foot-tall rocket's hydrogen-fueled Vulcain 2.1 main engine roared to life at 3 p.m. EDT, followed a few seconds later by ignition of two solid ...
The inaugural flight, designated VA262, was a demonstration flight whose aim was to show the capabilities and prowess of Ariane 6 in escaping Earth’s gravity and operating in space. In addition to the ...
Pennsylvania residents witness a stunning celestial event: swirling lights in the sky. Discover what caused this mesmerizing ...
The fully stacked 197-foot-tall (60-meter) rocket was recently wheeled to the launch pad at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. Ariane 6 is designed to lift 4.5 tons to Sun synchronous orbital ...