Ariane 6 is key to Europe's space ambition, but the program has suffered a series of technical hiccups.
Two Vega rocket tanks vanished and were later found damaged and unusable.
“We are back on track towards resecuring Europe’s autonomous access to space.”
NASA got its hands on a space rock, Juno saw a volcanic moon up close, and SpaceX stuck the landing once again.
The spaceflight sector is buzzing this week, with key tests from SpaceX and Arianespace, alongside significant progress in NASA's Artemis 2 Moon mission.
Two cubesats on Arianespace's Vega mission failed to deploy, marking the latest setback for the European space industry.
Spanish company PLD Space made an important step forward—for itself and for Europe—by finally launching its Miura 1 rocket.
A flawed fix to the second stage engine has pushed the return flight of Vega-C until late 2024, challenging Europe’s space ambitions.
Bad things do seem to come in threes and recent events in the launch industry have certainly proven that point over the past several days.
ESA officials are optimistic about announcing a launch date that's "not too late" in 2024, provided upcoming tests are successful.
The rocket's predecessor, Ariane 5, retired last month, leaving Europe with limited access to Earth orbit.
The test was meant to usher in the return of the medium-lift launch vehicle following a failed launch in December 2022.
The jumbo rocket lifted off for the last time on Wednesday, ending nearly 30 years of dutiful service.
The Euclid mission is set to launch on July 1 at 11:11 a.m. ET on board a Falcon 9 rocket.
Europe's much-needed Ariane 6 and ULA's heavy-lift Vulcan still haven't made it off the launchpad, but there is some rocketry progress to report.
With Vega-C grounded and Ariane 6 not ready, the European Commission is considering agreements with U.S. companies to "exceptionally launch" its satellites.
Isar Aerospace recently secured $165 million in funding to gear up for the inaugural launch of its Spectrum rocket.
From tiny portable launch vehicles to gigantic reusable megarockets, the future of rocketry looks exceptionally bright.
Flights of the new rocket were suspended after the recent mission failure, creating a serious headache for the European space industry.
For Arianespace, this is now the third failed launch of a Vega rocket in the last eight attempts.
