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...
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...
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...
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...
