Astrium Starts Work On Ariane 5 ME

PARIS — The European Space Agency (ESA) has contracted with EADS Astrium for definition of a higher-power, more versatile variant of the Ariane 5 heavy-lift booster. The new version, known as the Ariane 5 ME (Midlife Evolution), will feature a new upper stage, a re-ignitable Vinci upper stage engine...

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