On December 17, 2025, Europe achieved another milestone in its space exploration ambitions with the successful launch of two Galileo navigation satellites aboard the Ariane 6 rocket. This launch marks ...

Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket successfully placed two satellites into orbit to join the EU's rival to the GPS navigation system on Wednesday after the mission blasted off from French Guiana. It was the ...

A growing cadence … The Ariane 6 rocket has launched five times, including its debut flight in July 2024. All of the launches ...

Nov. 4 (UPI) --The European Space Agency launched its fourth satellite on Tuesday as part of a broader weather-monitoring mission to aid disaster-response teams, climate scientists and governmental ...

The launch helped strengthen Europe's ambitions in climate monitoring, disaster response and maritime security. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Here is a comparison of Ariane’s Themis prototype in 2025 and SpaceX’s Grasshopper tests (2012–2013) and the early Falcon 9 reusability program (2013–2016). Ariane is 13 years behind SpaceX. SpaceX ...