A successful re-ignition of the Ariane 5 upper stage engine performed during the most recent mission has consolidated Ariane 5’s readiness for the launch of the Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle.

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Welcome to Edition 7.12 of the Rocket Report! For once, a week with not all that much launch news. Among the highlights were Eutelsat’s surprise announcement of a deal with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ...

On July 5, 2023, the Ariane 5 launch vehicle took flight for the last time, thus ending a storied 27-year career for what was Europe’s first heavy-lift rocket. Nearly ten months later, Arianespace is ...

Full stack Starship at Boca, ready for Flight 5. Not sure if this is just for show, testing or if movement on the flight authorization has sped up. Click to expand... Seems like they need to work on ...

Europe's long-delayed Ariane 6 rocket finally lifted off in July, picking up where the storied Ariane 5 left off. Most of the mission went off without a hitch, but there was one troubling issue at the ...

Not only is it intended to show that Ariane 6 can fly, it will also demonstrate the ability of the second stage to refire up to four times. The purpose of this is to place different payloads in ...