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Re:Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket powers into space by leoedin on Wednesday July 10, 2024 @09:18AM (#40926549)
New Glenn is a ground up unproven design. Ariane 6 is an incremental improvement from a well proven and highly reliable rocket. Just because they’re both making their first flights doesn’t mean they’re comparable as commercial offerings.

The cost to build a satellite is high enough that most customers don’t want it to explode. Until New Glenn has a solid track record they’re not really comparable.

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