New Launchpad Is Key To Ariane 6 Cost-Cutting Effort

Credit: Cardete & Huet
Four years ago, the European Space Agency decided to counter SpaceX’s reusable Falcon 9 and aggressive pricing with a conventional but lower-cost launcher, electing to make the most of Europe’s experience without embarking on radically new technology. Less than two years before the planned first...

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