Arianespace Launches First Four-Booster Ariane 6 Rocket
The first flight of Ariane 64, the more powerful four-booster variant of the Ariane 6 rocket, has been successfully launched from French Guiana. The...
CNES to Fill Commercial Launch Facility Vacancy Left by MaiaSpace
The French space agency CNES, operator of the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana, has issued a call for launch operators interested in taking...
Arianespace to launch first Ariane 64 rocket on 12 Feb
Arianespace has announced that the first flight of its more powerful four-booster Ariane 6 will be launched on 12 February from the Guiana Space...
Updated: Second Isar Aerospace Spectrum Flight Set for 21 to 23 January
German launch services provider Isar Aerospace is preparing for the second flight of its two-stage Spectrum rocket, with a Notice to Mariners (NOTMAR) indicating...
“No Urgency” to Upgrade Vega C Booster, Says ESA
A shared solid-fuel booster upgrade that will be used for the first time aboard an Ariane 6 rocket later this year will not be...
MaiaSpace to Launch “Minimum Viable Product” in 2026
French small launch services provider MaiaSpace has explained that an initial flight of its Maia rocket in 2026 will represent the deployment of a...
South Korea’s Innospace to Launch Hanbit Rockets from Portugal
South Korean launch services provider Innospace has signed an agreement with the Atlantic Spaceport Consortium (ASC) to conduct flights of its Hanbit rocket family...
Top European Launch Companies of 2025
While 2025 saw the first attempt to launch a privately developed European rocket capable of reaching orbit, the flight ultimately failed. Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum...
SpaceForest Advocates for a Permanent Launch Site in Poland
Polish rocket builder SpaceForest is lobbying for the creation of a permanent launch site in the country to support at least three domestically developed...
ESA Publishes Call for Crew Launch Abort System
The European Space Agency has published a call for tenders to develop a launch abort system for a future crewed launch capability. The system...














