Godspeed! I don't think Ariane 6 will go down in history as a successful rocket, mostly on account of the shift in economics forced on the rest of the industry by SpaceX. But I do get excited for debut launches -- some very clever people worked very hard on this. :)
If it reenables European sovereign and independent access to space it's a success. Fingers crossed that it's also as reliably as A5. Commercially I agree.
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troyunrau@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 2y
Godspeed! I don't think Ariane 6 will go down in history as a successful rocket, mostly on account of the shift in economics forced on the rest of the industry by SpaceX. But I do get excited for debut launches -- some very clever people worked very hard on this. :)
Buzztiger@feddit.nl · 2 pts · 2y
If it reenables European sovereign and independent access to space it's a success. Fingers crossed that it's also as reliably as A5. Commercially I agree.