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Space

Ariane 6 launch: Why it matters for Europe's space ambitions

Europe's launcher Ariane 6 took off on its inaugural flight on Tuesday night.

09/07/2024

Space

Ariane 6 rocket being assembled ahead of inaugural launch this summer

The European Space Agency (ESA), Arianespace, and French space agency CNES are in the final stretch of preparations for Ariane 6's inaugural launch.

02/05/2024

Space

Europe's access to space guaranteed after Ariane crisis, says ESA boss

Speaking in Davos, the head of the European Space Agency (ESA) was optimistic that Europe had emerged from an ongoing crisis after years of rocket delays.

17/01/2024

Mobility

Ariane 5 successfully launches on final mission after 27-year service

The launch of the last Ariane 5 mission leaves the European Space Agency (ESA) without its own launcher for the first time in over 40 years.

06/07/2023

Mobility

JUICE mission launches to hunt for alien life on Jupiter's icy moons

The European Space Agency's JUICE spacecraft lifted off on Friday, a day later than planned after the launch was postponed due to bad weather.

14/04/2023

Germany

Russian convicted of spying in Germany

The 30-year-old research assistant was given a one-year suspended sentence by a Munich court.

13/04/2022

Mobility

Amazon lines up launch plans for its satellite broadband project

The e-commerce giant will launch over 3,000 satellites with rocket operators including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin.

06/04/2022

Germany

German prosecutors charge Russian scientist with alleged spying

The suspect is accused of passing information on European rockets to Russian intelligence.

27/01/2022

Mobility

James Webb arrives at its final destination 1.5 million km from Earth

The most powerful space observatory ever built will orbit the Sun 1.5 million km from Earth and is designed to last for 10 years.

26/01/2022

Mobility

2021 in space: This year’s most exciting extraterrestrial stories

Mars missions, space telescopes, extraterrestrial filmmaking: these are just a few of the out-of-this-world stories that made headlines this year.

28/12/2021

Mobility

The most ambitious telescope ever made is preparing for blast-off

The James Webb Space Telescope, an observatory with a €9.5 billion price tag, will allow scientists to peer further into the cosmos than ever before.

15/12/2021

Mobility

Can Europe compete with SpaceX in the satellite space race?

SpaceX has forced Europe’s space industry to come up with out-of-this-world ideas to compete in the satellite launching sector.

12/07/2021

World News

It's 40 years since Europe launched its first rocket

Europe launched its Ariane rocket for the first time exactly 40 years ago to compete in the race for space. Now, it's looking to gain a competitive edge.

24/12/2019