A small ceremony took place yesterday at the site of Snecma Moteurs in Vernon, France, to mark the beginning of industrial production of the Vulcain 2 engine, designed for the new Ariane 5 ECA and ...

Europe's next-generation heavy-lift rocket just took a big step towards its first, much-awaited launch. The rocket's core stage Vulcain 2.1 engine burned liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen for four ...

An Ariane 6 core stage prototype fired its Vulcain 2.1 engine for four seconds during the Sept. 5 test. Credit: ESA/ArianeGroup/CNES - Optique vidéo du CSG WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency and ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Europe's new Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket passed a crucial engine burn today (Nov. 23), keeping it ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has successfully conducted a full-scale rehearsal of its new Ariane 6 rocket at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, marking a significant step towards the launch ...

ESA's next-generation Ariane 6 heavy rocket came another step closer to flight on November 23, 2023 as it completed a long-duration hot-fire test of the stacked booster's Vulcain 2.1 engine at ...

Fifty-seven engine nozzles and turbines have been ordered from Volvo Aero for the Ariane 5 engine programme. FiatAvio placed the order for four liquid oxygen (LOX) turbines for the Vulcain 1 cryogenic ...

Volvo Aero has been awarded a contract to supply 57 engine nozzles and turbines for the Ariane 5 engine programme. FiatAvio placed the order for four liquid oxygen (LOX) turbines for the Vulcain 1 ...

Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne (PWR) has selected Volvo Aero (Nasdaq:VOLV – News; STO:VOLVA) (STO:VOLVB) to participate in the early development phase of the nozzles for the J-2X engine, destined for NASA ...

Arianespace is developing its return-to-flight plan for Ariane 5 after receiving an independent inquiry board’s findings on the anomaly encountered during Flight 157 in December. At a press briefing ...

The hot firing went smoothly and to plan. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Europe's next-generation heavy-lift rocket just took a ...