ArianeGroup, a joint venture between Airbus and Safran, is a key industrial player in the European space sector, specializing in the development and manufacture of civil and military space launchers. As the prime contractor for the Ariane 6 launcher, it provides propulsion systems, equipment, and services for space vehicles and satellites. The company also develops future space transportation solutions and is involved in defense systems, including the French oceanic deterrent force M51 strategic missile.
All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.
MaiaSpace was founded in 2022 as a wholly owned subsidiary of ArianeGroup.
MaiaSpace was founded less than four years ago and is a subsidiary of ArianeGroup.
MaiaSpace was founded in 2022 as a wholly owned subsidiary of ArianeGroup.
In September 2025, ArianeGroup announced that the 28-meter tall demonstrator had been moved to the launch pad for combined test campaigns.
In June 2025, ArianeGroup transported the first Themis demonstrator from its facilities in Les Mureaux to the Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden.
In November 2024, ESA granted ArianeGroup an additional 230 million euros to expand the scope of tests at Esrange Space Center.
Development of the P120C booster began in 2015 and was led by Europropulsion, a joint venture between ArianeGroup and Avio.
ArianeGroup’s Ariane 6 rockets are launched with either two or four P120C boosters strapped to their core stage.
MaiaSpace is a small launch services provider founded in 2022 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of ArianeGroup.
In September 2025, ArianeGroup announced that the 28-metre-tall Themis demonstrator was transferred to the launch pad for a combined test campaign.
In November 2024, ESA awarded ArianeGroup an additional €230 million to expand the testing scope at the Esrange Space Centre.
In June 2025, the first Themis demonstrator was transported by ArianeGroup from its facility in Les Mureaux to the Esrange Space Centre in northern Sweden.
ArianeGroup explained that a Liquid Reusable Booster (LRB) could replace the P160C solid-fuel booster as a 'plug-and-play' alternative.
ArianeGroup proposed using boosters derived from the first stage of the small launch vehicle being developed by MaiaSpace.
In late 2024, ArianeGroup was selected for the European Space Agency’s Boosters for European Space Transportation (BEST!) initiative.
ArianeGroup has proposed an evolution of its Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket that would utilize reusable boosters derived from the first stage of the rocket being developed by its subsidiary, MaiaSpace.
Contracts were awarded to ArianeGroup and Isar Aerospace for the development of their respective proposals from Phases 0/A through B1.
ArianeGroup's proposal is a version of a concept first presented in 2022 as a potential evolution of Ariane 6.
ArianeGroup has proposed an evolution of Ariane 6 as part of ESA’s BEST! initiative.
ArianeGroup acts as prime contractor for the SkyHopper project, while MaiaSpace serves as subcontractor and launch operator.