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Ariane 6 completes wet dress rehearsal (spacenews.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Seems like a worthy competitor for the Atlas V

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I'm not sure if Arianespace should take that as a compliment. Atlas V is being retired in favour of Vulcan, and Falcon 9 is still cheaper and has a seemingly unbeatable streak of successful launches. I'm doubtful as to whether Ariane 6 will see much use beyond flagship ESA missions and Amazon Kuiper contract. Still glad to see any new launch vehicle though, especially one from Europe. It's been a while.