Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket powers into space

Re:Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket powers into space by inglor_cz on Wednesday July 10, 2024 @07:32AM (#40925776)

"So the entire world should rather be dependent on SpaceX, and be done with it?"

That is not what I said. We badly need (real) alternatives.

But French-government-need-driven development is bringing us nowhere. Paris is happy to have six launches a year and doesn't feel the need to finance and support anything beyond that. The rest of the EU doesn't seem to have any strong motivations either.

Yes, the US old space is exactly as bad.

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Re:Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket powers into space by awiesenhofer on Wednesday July 10, 2024 @10:47AM (#40927519)

> doesn't feel the need to finance and support anything beyond

Where did you get that idea from? They are financing the development of Ariane Next - Europe's version of a Falcon Heavy - just as the other ESA members do.

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