Ariane 6 Lifts Off for the First Time

Despite a final issue, Ariane 6 finally cleared the pad in French Guiana, thus marking the beginning of a new phase in Europe's indipendent access to space
Despite a final issue, Ariane 6 finally cleared the pad in French Guiana, thus marking the beginning of a new phase in Europe's indipendent access to space
The side boosters and the central core of Ariane 6 flight model-1 were joined in Kourou in preparation for the inaugural flight launch campaign
In July ESA launched the last Ariane 5 and now Europe is facing a serious space crisis as all rockets are grounded or not ready in a key period for this sector
Ariane 5 flew to space for the last time on July 5, 22:00 UTC carrying in geosynchronous orbit two satellites. The elegant power of a European lady
Very few spacecrafts have visited Mercury so far. One mission is about to change that: ESA's Bepicolombo is currently en route to the small planet
After a delay due to weather condition, the JUICE mission finally lifted off on board an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana, destination: Jupiter
Telespazio will manage the LEOP (Launch and Early Orbit Phase) operations of the MTG-I Satellite, which will be launched on December 13.