Arianespace
European commercial space transportation company
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| August 2024 | ESA agrees to allow Avio to directly commercialize Vega C and seek non-governmental customers, transitioning marketing responsibilities from Arianespace. |
| July 9 2024 | Maiden flight of Ariane 6, which replaces the retired Ariane 5 rocket. |
| March 18 2020 | Arianespace suspends operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with plans to resume on 11 May under new health guidelines. |
| January 21 2019 | ArianeGroup and Arianespace sign a one-year contract with ESA to study and prepare for a lunar regolith mining mission. |
| 2017 | Arianespace's market share was surpassed by SpaceX in commercial launches. |
| 2015 | Arianespace underwent a significant shareholding restructure with the creation of Airbus Safran Launchers (later ArianeGroup). Airbus and Safran pooled their shares with the French government's CNES stake, forming a partnership that held nearly 74% of Arianespace shares. |
| 2014 | Arianespace reduced its number of shareholders to 21, indicating a gradual consolidation of the company's ownership. |
| September 2014 | Arianespace signed four additional contracts for lower slots on Ariane 5 SYLDA dispenser, competing directly with SpaceX launch options, bringing their total contracts to 11 at that time. |
| January 2014 | Arianespace considered requesting additional government subsidies to face competition from SpaceX and unfavorable Euro-Dollar exchange rate changes. |
| November 2013 | Arianespace announced pricing flexibility for 'lighter satellites' to combat competitive pressure from SpaceX, with the managing director acknowledging the significant challenge posed by the new market entrant. |
| February 13 2012 | First launch of the Vega rocket, reported as an 'apparently perfect flight'. |
| October 21 2011 | First Soyuz rocket launched from outside former Soviet territory, carrying two Galileo navigation satellites. |
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