Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket is turning into a space policy disaster

Re:Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket is turning into a space policy d... by raverbashing on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @12:17PM (#35616026)

True

Same as Artemis, same as the ULA rockets. Usual governmental kerfuffle. Sigh.

SpaceX best decision was not letting the US gov/mil get too involved in their management. They would provide a service and that's it

But that being said, projects of that magnitude usually get delayed. Sigh.

(also for those who don't remember - Ariane 5 had some delays and high-profile unscheduled disassemblies at its start. But hey, also remember all the fireworks SpaceX gave us at the beginning as well)

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Re:Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket is turning into a space policy d... by midland_trucker on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @01:26PM (#35616996)

Exactly, it's just the wrong people at the top and the wrong incentives. Is Arianespace structurally capable of producing economical access to space? Probably not.

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