Their new Ariane 5 Rocket could launch two three-ton satellites into space. It had more power than anything that had come before. The rocket rose up towards the heavens on a pillar of flame ...

A milestone over 22 years in the making. Tuesday saw the Ariane 5 rocket conduct its 100th flight, placing two telecommunications satellites into orbit in the process. The Ariane 5 ...

a successor to Europe’s Ariane 5 which was retired last summer. The launch was successful, although not everything went according to plan. The Ariane 6 took to the sky years behind schedule and ...

Following a launch pause of over two months, Ariane 5 returned to action on Thursday with the launch of DSN-1/Superbird-8 and HYLAS 4. Liftoff from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana ...

Their new Ariane 5 Rocket could launch two three-ton satellites into space. It had more power than anything that had come before. The rocket rose up towards the heavens on a pillar of flame ...

The experience and technologies of Ariane 5 will be used for many components of Ariane 6. The designers are combining existing components that have proven to be reliable with new elements. The maiden ...

TASS/. Europe’s Ariane 5 carrier rocket, which was blasted off from Kourou, French Guiana, on Wednesday, has successfully put in orbit a German Heinrich Hertz communications satellite and a ...

Ariane 6 replaces the retired Ariane 5 and aims to reduce European reliance on other space-faring nations. David Cavaillolès, ...

The Vulcain engine was built for the Ariane 5 launcher by the company SNECMA. The engine was tested in 147 tests within 44,040 test seconds on the P5 test stand. A more powerful engine was required ...

The launch from… Read More 100th launch of Europe’s Ariane 5 rocket sends a pair of telecom satellites into orbit News Brief: The milestone 100th launch of Europe’s heavy-lift Ariane 5 ...