Goodbye, Ariadne 5! Europe’s flagship rocket launches 2 satellites on final mission
Europe’s working rocket has flown for the last time. The mighty Ariane 5 launched today (July 5) for the latest mission in its legendary career, which began way back in 1996 and now includes 117 orbital liftoffs. Today’s mission began at 18:00 EDT (2200 GMT), when Ariane 5 launched from Europe’s Kourou Spaceport in French … Read more