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- Planet hunter Plato to fly on Ariane 6 ESA · 28 Jan 2025 Today, the European Space Agency (ESA) Director of Science, Carole Mundell, ESA Director of Space Transportation, Toni Tolker-Nielsen, and Arianespace Chief Commercial Officer, Steven Rutgers, signed the launch agreement...
- Ariane 6 to take Sentinel-1D into orbit ESA · 28 Jan 2025 Entrusted by the European Commission, ESA has signed a contract with Arianespace to secure an Ariane 6 rocket for the launch of the Sentinel-1D satellite, the fourth unit of the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, scheduled f...
- First MetOp Second Generation satellite to launch in August ESA · 28 Jan 2025 ESA, Eumetsat, the European Commission and Arianespace have announced an agreement to advance the launch of the first MetOp Second Generation weather satellite, which also carries the Copernicus Sentinel-5 mission, to Au...
- Arianespace to Launch Second Ariane 6 Rocket on 26 February European Spaceflight · 28 Jan 2025 Arianespace has announced that the second flight of the Ariane 6 rocket will take place on 26 February at 5:24 PM CET (1:24 PM local time) from the Guiana Space Centre. The flight will be the rocket’s first commercial fl...
- Second Ariane 6 Rocket Takes Shape as Spy Satellite Payload Arrives European Spaceflight · 17 Jan 2025 ArianeGroup has shared that the core stage and two boosters for the second flight of the Ariane 6 rocket have been assembled on the ELA4 launch pad at the Guiana Space Centre. At the same time, the flight’s payload, the...
- ArianeGroup Completes Key Prometheus Hot Fire Test European Spaceflight · 14 Jan 2025 ArianeGroup completed a successful hot fire test of the Prometheus rocket engine in late December 2024. The engine is being developed under a European Space Agency (ESA) contract and is designed to power reusable rockets...
- ArianeGroup Already Working to Secure IRIS2 Launch Contract European Spaceflight · 13 Jan 2025 ArianeGroup CEO Martin Sion stated on 10 January that discussions regarding a launch contract for the European Union’s IRIS2 secure communications megaconstellation must begin in 2025, emphasizing the need for an agreeme...
- Testing of Key Ariane 6 Upgrade to Begin in March European Spaceflight · 10 Jan 2025 The European Space Agency and industry partner Avio will begin testing the P160 solid-fuel booster in March 2025. The booster will replace the current P120 booster and will be a key element in enabling Arianespace to del...
- ArianeGroup Awards €60M Logistics Contract to Daher European Spaceflight · 27 Dec 2024 ArianeGroup has awarded French aerospace manufacturer and logistics provider Daher a €60 million contract to handle all its logistics needs across the company’s facilities in France. In late 2023, ArianeGroup successfull...
- Themis Reusable Rocket Takes Shape as ArianeGroup Completes Fit Check European Spaceflight · 17 Dec 2024 ArianeGroup has brought the main elements of the Themis reusable booster demonstrator together for the first time during a “full-fit check.” This milestone paves the way for the demonstrator’s inaugural test, which is ex...
- Fit-check timelapse: Themis reusable rocket stage demonstrator ESA · 17 Dec 2024 In December 2024 the first Themis – Europe’s demonstrator of a reusable rocket first stage – completed a ‘full fit-check’ standing tall at ArianeGroup’s facility in Les Mureaux, France.
- MaiaSpace CEO Suggests Partnership with Avio Could Benefit Europe European Spaceflight · 9 Dec 2024 MaiaSpace CEO Johann Leroy has suggested that a partnership with Italian rocket builder Avio could benefit both companies and bolster Europe’s independent access to space. Founded in early 2022 as a wholly-owned subsidia...
- Europe’s Vega-C to return to flight with Sentinel-1C mission NASASpaceflight · 4 Dec 2024 Arianespace will make its third and final orbital launch of 2024 on Wednesday, as the…
- Assembly of P120 Boosters for Next Ariane 6 Flight Completed European Spaceflight · 4 Dec 2024 ArianeGroup has revealed that a pair of P120 solid-fuel boosters for the second flight of the company’s Ariane 6 rocket have been completed and transferred to the Booster Storage Building. The inaugural flight of the Ari...
- Ariane 6 Rocket Stages Arrive in Kourou with a Hitchhiker European Spaceflight · 2 Dec 2024 The main and upper stages for the second flight of the Ariane 6 rocket have arrived in French Guiana ahead of its Q1 2025 launch. Accompanying the rocket stages was a helicopter hitchhiker for the aerial logistics servic...
- First and Second Stages for Next Ariane 6 Flight En Route European Spaceflight · 23 Nov 2024 ArianeGroup has confirmed that the first and second stages for the next Ariane 6 flight have begun the transatlantic voyage aboard the sail-assisted transport ship Canopée. The first Ariane 6 flight was launched on 9 Jul...
- ESA Award Another €230M to ArianeGroup for Themis Demonstrator European Spaceflight · 21 Nov 2024 The European Space Agency has announced that it has awarded two new contracts to ArianeGroup to build a second Themis demonstrator and to refine the design of its Prometheus rocket engine. The two contracts have a combin...
- Exotrail’s geostationary spacevan to launch on Ariane 6 in 2026 SpaceNews · 19 Nov 2024 BREMEN, Germany — Exotrail’s geostationary spacevan is set to ride aboard Ariane 6 in 2026, in a boost for European space mobility capabilities. Arianespace announced the contract for launch on
- ArianeGroup Qualifies Ariane 6 Upper Stage for Four-Booster Launches European Spaceflight · 13 Nov 2024 ArianeGroup announced on 12 November that the Ariane 6 upper stage had passed a series of acoustic tests to qualify it for launches aboard the rocket’s most powerful variant, which features four P120C boosters. Ariane 6...
- Arianespace Pushes Second Flight of Ariane 6 to February 2025 European Spaceflight · 11 Nov 2024 Arianespace has announced that it will not attempt the second flight of its Ariane 6 rocket in 2024, with the launch now pushed to no earlier than February 2025. Ariane 6 was launched for the first time in July 2024. Whi...
- European Space Agency and Arianespace at a crossroads NASASpaceflight · 9 Nov 2024 The European Space Agency (ESA) faces a crossroads as it works to prepare flights of the Vega-C and Ariane 6 as early as this December. While technicians in Europe and French Guiana are preparing these rockets and their...
- Next Ariane 6 launch slips to early 2025 SpaceNews · 8 Nov 2024 The second flight of Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket, and its first commercial mission, has slipped from December to no earlier than mid-February, Arianespace announced Nov. 8.
- ESA Shares Rare Update on Themis Reusable Booster Demonstrator European Spaceflight · 7 Nov 2024 The European Space Agency has provided a rare update on the progress of its Themis reusable booster demonstrator project. Themis was initially a CNES project that was first announced in early 2018. In November 2019, duri...
- ESA Selects Companies to Develop in-Orbit Fuel Storage and Refilling Tech European Spaceflight · 29 Oct 2024 The European Space Agency has selected ArianeGroup, GMV Aerospace and Defence, MT Aerospace, SAB Aerospace, and The Exploration Company to develop in-orbit fuel storage and refilling capabilities. ESA’s selection of the...
- ESA Selects Four Companies to Develop Reusable Rocket Technology European Spaceflight · 28 Oct 2024 The European Space Agency has selected Rocket Factory Augsburg, The Exploration Company, ArianeGroup, and Isar Aerospace to develop reusable rocket technology. On 9 October, ESA held its Future Space Transportation Award...
- Arianespace Envisions Post-2030 Ariane 6 Upgrades European Spaceflight · 28 Oct 2024 Arianespace has announced that potential post-Block-2 upgrades for the Ariane 6 rocket are currently under assessment. These “Block 3” improvements will likely be introduced in the 2030s if approved. During an Ariane 6 U...
- Airbus Defense and Space To Cut 2,500 Jobs Amid Financial Struggles The Launch Pad · 17 Oct 2024 Airbus Defense and Space To Cut 2,500 Jobs Amid Financial Struggles
- Airbus to cut up to 2,500 jobs amid space segment losses SpaceNews · 16 Oct 2024 The restructuring aims to correct imbalances and restore financial stability to Airbus' defense and space division
- MaiaSpace to use former Soyuz launch pad in French Guiana SpaceNews · 27 Sep 2024 The French space agency CNES has selected MaiaSpace, a startup backed by ArianeGroup developing a reusable small launch vehicle, to take over a launch pad in French Guiana originally built for the Soyuz rocket.
- MaiaSpace Tapped to Take Over Soyuz Site in French Guiana European Spaceflight · 26 Sep 2024 MaiaSpace, a subsidiary of ArianeGroup, has received approval from CNES to repurpose the Soyuz launchpad in French Guiana for its operations. Founded in late 2021, MaiaSpace is developing a two-stage, partially reusable...
- Ariane 6 joint update report, 16 September 2024 ESA · 16 Sep 2024 The Ariane 6 Launcher Task Force consists of top management of ESA, as the overall Ariane 6 procuring entity and launch system architect, of the French space agency CNES as the launch base prime contractor, of ArianeGrou...
- “Competition Might Have Its Limits,” Says Arianespace CEO European Spaceflight · 16 Sep 2024 Arianespace CEO Stéphane Israël has suggested that focusing on competition may not be the best approach in developing an Ariane 6 successor. In an
- MaiaSpace Prepares to Start Hot Fire Testing in 2025 European Spaceflight · 4 Sep 2024 French launch startup MaiaSpace has announced that it is preparing to conduct the first hot fire test of the upper stage of its Maia rocket in 2025. MaiaSpace is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ArianeGroup that was created...
- Launch Roundup: Vega retired after final launch; Polaris Dawn set for new launch attempt NASASpaceflight · 2 Sep 2024 This week, rockets will launch from all over the globe. To start the week, China’s CASC sent a Chang Zheng 4B on its 50th successful mission. The final launch of Arianespace’s Vega rocket went off without a hitch, and Po...
- Arianespace CEO Declines to Comment on How Avio Replaced Vega Propellants Tanks European Spaceflight · 29 Aug 2024 Arianespace CEO Stéphane Israël declined to comment when asked what solution Avio had employed to replace a pair of out-of-production propellant tanks for the final Vega rocket launch. In December 2023, European Spacefli...
- PLD Space to start building French Guiana launch facilities next month SpaceNews · 7 Aug 2024 As Arianespace ramps up following Ariane 6’s July maiden flight from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana, a Spanish venture is preparing to become the first non-institutional launcher to reach orbit from the base next ye...
- Arianespace Announce Sept. 3 Launch Date for Final Vega Flight European Spaceflight · 2 Aug 2024 Launch services provider Arianespace has announced that it expects to conduct the final Vega rocket launch on 3 September from the Guiana Space Centre. The mission will carry the Sentinel 2C Earth observation satellite t...
- Space Team Europe for Ariane 6: Ambra Pedrazzini ESA · 26 Jul 2024 After taking an astronomy class in school, Ambra Pedrazzini now works for Arianespace on Europe’s newest rocket, Ariane 6. With past experience on Ariane 5, Ambra is now Fluid and Mechanical Interfaces Functional Assista...
- ESA Explores Crewed Mission Capabilities for Ariane 6 Rocket European Spaceflight · 19 Jul 2024 The European Space Agency has awarded Arianespace a contract to explore potential options for enabling crewed missions to be launched aboard the Ariane 6 rocket. In an interview with SpaceNews, ESA director of space tran...
- ArianeGroup CEO: Reusable Ariane 6 “Not Economically Interesting” European Spaceflight · 18 Jul 2024 ArianeGroup CEO Martin Sion said on French public radio that unlike SpaceX with its Falcon 9 rocket, a reusable Ariane 6 was “not economically interesting” for Europe when the programme was created. The ArianeGroup chief...