IMO this sounds either just like another powerpoint, or a political maneuver by Maia Space to get more entangled with ArianeGroup in order to get money.
I mean, Maia Space is nowhere close to launching their vehicle, and they want to make a Frankenstein version of their booster for Ariane 6? That just sounds like a nightmare.
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burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 223d
A quad booster landing would be pretty incredible if this pans out
poVoq@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 223d
They are late, but this upgrade seems reasonable and if reuse of the upper stage will ever become economically viable remains to be seen.
ludu@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 219d
IMO this sounds either just like another powerpoint, or a political maneuver by Maia Space to get more entangled with ArianeGroup in order to get money.
I mean, Maia Space is nowhere close to launching their vehicle, and they want to make a Frankenstein version of their booster for Ariane 6? That just sounds like a nightmare.
I hope I'm wrong…
burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 219d
It doesn't seem crazy for ArianeGroup to want to switch from a booster from Avio to a booster from their own subsidiary.
ludu@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 218d
True, but I hope they're patient!
burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 218d
Taking a look at Ariane development history, that shouldn't be a problem, lol