As the European launch vehicle Ariane 6 is getting closer to its take-off date, ArianeGroup is continuing to work on the innovative Prometheus, an optimized and cost-effective rocket engine that could ...

Jérôme Breteau, ESA’s head of future space transportation, speaking Oct. 21 at IAC 2019 in Washington. Credit: SpaceNews/Caleb Henry WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency will ask its 22 member ...

An Ariane 6 rocket with the Innovative Carbon Ariane Upper Stage (Icarus), also known as the black upper stage. Credit: ArianeGroup Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket is a year away from its maiden flight, but ...

LYON, France—ArianeGroup has completed the “definition review” of the Prometheus reusable engine demonstrator and conducted the second test firing of Ariane 6’s strap-on booster, also to be used as ...

Constructed using 3D printing technology, the Prometheus is a liquid-fueled rocket engine demonstrator that is intended as the model for the next generation of potentially reusable propulsion systems ...

Work to develop a reusable engine for European rockets is progressing, with full ignition of an early prototype of Prometheus. These images were taken on 22 June 2023 at ArianeGroup’s test facility in ...

The European Space Agency or ESA is working on a precursor to an ultra-low-cost rocket called the Prometheus. The space agency says that the rocket is flexible enough to be used on a fleet of new ...

SpaceX may be best known for revolutionizing rocket launches with its reusable rockets, including the Falcon 9, which has a reusable first stage and has been used for launching astronauts and cargo to ...

I seriously hope they learned something from this and do major redesign of Ariane Next. Ariane 6 target non reusable Falcon 9, being 4 years too late, that target is no longer relevant. For now, ...

4 Aug 2021, 11:40 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The European Space Agency has demonstrated the efficiency of an innovative material for rocket tanks, and plans to further test it on the Phoebus ...