With End Of Ariane 5, Europe Pins Hopes On Successor Ariane 6

Irene Klotz July 12, 2023
Ariane 5 liftoff

An Ariane 5 lifted off for the last time on July 5 from the European Space Agency’s launch site in French Guiana.

Credit: Arianespace
Arianespace’s workhorse Ariane 5 rocket closed out 27 years of operations with the successful launch of two European government communications satellites, leaving behind what the company hopes will be only a short-term gap before the successor Ariane 6 debuts. “Ariane 5 is now taking its place in...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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