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Europe’s reusable rocket engine making progress
An ongoing project to develop a low-cost, reusable engine for European rockets made considerable progress over the summer and autumn, with a series of tests that achieved full ignition and, […]
MaiaSpace milestones reached for the company’s reusable mini-launcher
On July 26, 2023, MaiaSpace teams successfully performed a cryogenic filling test of the company’s full scale Upper Stage qualification model — the test took place at ArianeGroup’s test facilities […]
Ariane 6 core stage hot fire test on the launch pad is successful
The Ariane 6 core stage has successfully carried out its first complete hot-fire test on its launch pad, as part of the combined tests campaign. This hot-fire test occurred after […]
ESA: Ariane 6 launch system tests are progressing well
Teams preparing Ariane 6 for its inaugural flight successfully completed, for the first time, a launcher preparation and countdown sequence on July 18th. at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. […]
Full ignition for ESA’s Prometheus reusable rocket engine
According to ArianeGroup, which is developing Prometheus under contact to ESA, testing will continue at the end of 2023 at the German aerospace agency DLR’s test site in Lampoldshausen, Germany. […]
ARIANE 6 on the launch pad prepped for hot-ire tests
As part of the combined tests campaign, the Ariane 6 mobile gantry was retracted on June 22nd, unveiling the launch vehicle on the launch pad. During a rehearsal representative of […]
Ariane Group + Eutelsat + Magellium to improve French SSA capabilities
A consortium led by ArianeGroup, in association with Eutelsat and Magellium, has been awarded a contract by CNES under the France 2030 investment plan, to improve space surveillance performance in […]
Arianegroup’s new CEO comes from Safran Electronics & Defense
ArianeGroup‘s Board of Directors, on the recommendation of the shareholders, has appointed Martin Sion as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective April 4. Martin Sion, who has over twenty years of […]
Canopée, Ariane 6’s new transport ship ends sea trials and docks in French Guiana for first time
Canopée, the new Ariane 6 transport ship, reached Pariacabo harbor in French Guiana for the first time on January 13, 2023, after leaving Rotterdam in the Netherlands on December 27, […]