SpaceX's Starship spacecraft disintegrated soon after launch on Thursday, but thousands of miles away another new rocket enjoyed an easier ride on its first commercial mission.

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European heavy-lift rocket deploys French military reconnaissance satellite, marking a pivotal moment for Europe's space autonomy.

Europe launched its last Ariane-5 rocket from French Guiana on Wednesday, carrying two telecommunications satellites. Read more: Europe's Ariane-5 rocket completes final launch US President Donald ...

Ariane 5 was retired in 2023 and Europe has not been able to use Russia's Soyuz rocket for satellite launches since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Ariane 6 underwent a successful test in July ...

The Ariane 6 is the successor model to the Ariane 5, which was in operation from 1996 to 2023. The rocket is intended to ...

The 184-foot-tall (56-meter) rocket lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana, at 11:24 am EST (16:24 UTC). Twin solid-fueled boosters and a hydrogen-fueled core stage engine powered the Ariane 6 through ...

US-led team of researchers used Webb to directly detect carbon dioxide in the atmosphere The James Webb Space Telescope ...

Europe has not been able to use Russia's Soyuz rockets since Moscow invaded Ukraine in 2022, while the workhorse Ariane 5 was retired in 2023. The mission had taken on greater symbolic ...

Meanwhile, the retirement of the Ariane 5 in 2023 and delays to the new Vega-C small-launch vehicle left the continent without independent access to space. Europe was forced to rely on Elon Musk ...