Re:ESA’s new Ariane 6 rocket passed a major full-scale rehea...
by qwytw on Saturday November 25, 2023 @04:47AM
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> Arianespace has worked quite well in the past, you have probably heard of it: Airbus
Airbus owns 50% of Arianespace so it makes sense.
> Have you heard of any other launcher company trying that recently?
I guess the issue is that it's such a big market and there isn't a lot of competition and everything is partially or mostly subsidized by governments (through NASA or ESA) how all have their own agendas which introduces a massive amount of inefficiencies. It's not like Ariane 6 would have ever been developed for entirely commercial purposes.
Airbus owns 50% of Arianespace so it makes sense.
> Have you heard of any other launcher company trying that recently?
I guess the issue is that it's such a big market and there isn't a lot of competition and everything is partially or mostly subsidized by governments (through NASA or ESA) how all have their own agendas which introduces a massive amount of inefficiencies. It's not like Ariane 6 would have ever been developed for entirely commercial purposes.