France · 1970–2000
Aérospatiale
French state-owned aerospace company, prime contractor for the Ariane 5 launcher at its entry into service; absorbed by EADS in 2000.
Aérospatiale in the news
August 5, 2026
The Colombian Aerospace Force (FAC) has signed a contract with Embraer for two KC-390 Millennium transport aircraft. The deal was officially signed in Bogota on 4 August. […]…
Catalog — Rockets
- 1996
Ariane 5
Ariane 5 was the European heavy-lift launcher that for almost three decades gave the European Space Agency its own access to geostationary orbit from French Guiana. After a catastrophic debut in 1996 it strung together 82 consecutive successes and bowed out on 5 July 2023, having placed the James Webb Space Telescope among its payloads.