An Ariane 6 rocket with the Innovative Carbon Ariane Upper Stage (Icarus), also known as the black upper stage. Credit: ArianeGroup Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket is a year away from its maiden flight, but ...

WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency’s 22 member states agreed April 17 to a workaround to get Ariane 6 production in full swing despite a dearth of public sector launch contracts. ArianeGroup had ...

The France-based Ariane Group is the primary contractor for the Ariane 5 launch vehicle, and it has also begun developing the Ariane 6 rocket. The firm has a reliable record—indeed, NASA chose the ...

The Ariane 6 upper stage undergoing testing to prepare for four-booster launch operations. Credit: DLR/European Space Agency ArianeGroup says it has made progress toward achieving first flight of the ...

The latest development over the renowned European-based private space company, ArianeGroup, is the upcoming first flight of its Ariane 6 rocket that faces another delay for a supposed launch this year ...

ArianeGroup has received a 50-million-euro agreement from the European Space Agency (ESA) to continue the development of PHOEBUS, a super-light carbon composite upper stage demonstrator. This work ...

Thales Alenia Space, the joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a contract with ArianeGroup to produce telemetry transmitters for the Ariane 6 launch vehicle. The initial ...