26 January 2018
NASA launches GOLD to study Earth-space boundary
... its assignment, yesterday with the help of a European Ariane 5 rocket, NASA launched a satellite that is hosting its Global-...had been lost or placed in the wrong orbit after the Ariane 5 rocket it hitched a ride on lost contact with ground crew, ...
07 April 2016
Ariane 6 Rocket Still on Schedule for 2020
...-up of ASL (Ariane 6 prime contractor), it is still expected to be ready for first flight by 2020. Airbus and Safran had agreed that Safran would pay Airbus 800 million euros ($874 million) in cash, in addition to its rocket-engine manufacturing...
13 March 2015
New rockets on the scene: ESA approves Ariane 6, Vega-C
... of the European Space Agency (ESA) approved development of a new Ariane 6 rocket yesterday. As ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain stressed, Ariane 6 is not just a new rocket, but a new governance model where industry accepts more of the risk...
18 March 2016
President of ISA Against Avio Takeover
... is scheduled to fly in 2020. By 2023, the current Ariane 5 rocket is likely to be retired in favor of Ariane 6. Airbus Safran Launchers, the prime contractor for Ariane 5 and Ariane 6, is expected to become a 74 percent shareholder of launch-service...
August 2016
Rosetta overcomes major setback
... a launcher problem, on 2 March 2004 we finally saw the Ariane 5 rocket lifting off in the dark of the Kourou night. After a ride... estimations of the injection trajectory it became clear that Ariane 5 had done a perfect job, delivering Rosetta very...
13 March 2015
ESA re-entry vehicle could pave way for reusable launcher
... a “key mission” as the space agency and contractors study the development of a reusable launcher. The Ariane 5 rocket’s replacement — the Ariane 6 — is an expendable design, but the following vehicle could have the capability to fly back to Earth...
