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Re:Webb flies Ariane 5: watch the launch live on 25 December by architravesty on Friday December 24, 2021 @11:10AM (#29674708)
Falcon 9 has a better track record than Ariane 5 at this point, but SpaceX wasn't really a thing at the time these contracts were signed.
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Re:Webb flies Ariane 5: watch the launch live on 25 December by adgjlsfhk1 on Friday December 24, 2021 @11:15AM (#29674769)
also falcon heavy would be required which only has had 3 launches (all success though)
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