Re:Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket powers into space
by m4rtink on Wednesday July 10, 2024 @10:39AM
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Well, RD-180 is not really a suitable engine for modern ICBMs due to the need for a cryogenic oxidizer, resulting in the ICBM not being a very responsive design. But you are certainly correct about the engineers.
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Re:Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket powers into space
by jjoonathan on Wednesday July 10, 2024 @10:52AM
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Good point. Still, I have to imagine that the engines themselves are dual use in some regard. GNSS or spy satellites maybe? These days it seems like everyone and their dog has a GNSS constellation, but it wasn't always that way.