Comments on: Europe agrees to build Ariane 6 https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/europe-agrees-to-build-ariane-6/ Mon, 01 Dec 2014 21:58:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Edward https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/europe-agrees-to-build-ariane-6/#comment-678373 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 21:58:51 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=31993#comment-678373 In reply to Competential.

Only if we are unfortunate enough to make the thing.

]]> By: Competential https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/europe-agrees-to-build-ariane-6/#comment-678217 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 17:58:12 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=31993#comment-678217 In reply to Competential.

At least yours is larger than ours.

]]> By: Competential https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/europe-agrees-to-build-ariane-6/#comment-678216 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 17:57:06 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=31993#comment-678216 So the mighty Ariane 5 will be replaced by a Soyuz class rocket, 6.5 tons to LEO. Soyuz was developed 60 years ago and has been launched about 1,750 times. The versions formally called Soyuz, although only small gradual changes ever have been made, has been launched over 900 times. And with the same target price as Soyuz offers. Brilliant!

And you Americans complain about your SLS ;-p

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