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A comment on Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket powers into space. Parent comment

Re:Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket powers into space by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday July 10, 2024 @08:57AM (#40926364)
> Several of the investment rounds included participation from In-Q-Tel, the CIA's venture capital arm

Not a significant source of capital. NASA COTS was Hawthorne’s public-money shot in the arm.

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Re:Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket powers into space by baq on Wednesday July 10, 2024 @10:00AM (#40926986)
Yes and it saved/will have saved them literally billions over the following 20 years.
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