So glad to see that Arianespace is back in business. At least now it is also abundantly clear that Europe needs its own and sovereign access to space.
this post was submitted on 07 Mar 2025
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I was so pumped the first ariane 6 launch, I grew up with watching ariane 4 launches and had a huge revell model kit in my room.
Arianespace hasn't publicly disclosed the cost for an Ariane 6 launch, although it's likely somewhere in the range of 80 million to 100 million euros, about 40 percent lower than the cost of an Ariane 5. This is about 50 percent more than SpaceX's list price for a dedicated Falcon 9 launch.
With more launch, the price per rocket should decrease, but making it cost competitive will be an important mission if EU wants to launch hundreds of satellites in the future.
With more launch, the price per rocket should decrease
Should it? Are you referring to amortizing the costs of development, or optimizing the production cost of each rocket? No portion of Ariane 6 is reusable, so it's not like they can get more launches out of each rocket...
Are you referring to amortizing the costs of development
Yes, I was thinking more amortizing the costs of development which will definitely get cheaper the more launch happening, but I guess it's also possible for optimization of production, although I'm not expecting much from that.
Good for Europe!
Maybe right now with fascism on the rise again it's time to re-examine your choice of name.
Europe's best rockets always seem to have something Aryan about them.
EDIT: Timely, too
Most stupid take of the day!
Like lol.
Hey now! Day's still young and I'm just getting started.
You don't think that European rocketry's Aryan history has anything to do with their current rockets being named "after the Greek myth of Ariadne but we conveniently left off the d"?
It's been a bad name forever. It's always made me a bit wary. As nazi imagery resurfaces, it's time to move on from this name which is a relic of past nazism.
Those damn Ancient Greeks and their fascist rockets. /shakes fist
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ariane
If your day is just starting, maybe you need a coffee. There's a distinct difference between Aryan (or Aryen in French) and Ariane (or Ariane in French).
Different words in different languages sounding the same is a wild launch to a crusade in 2025. Wait until you hear about Ariana Grande.. the most Grand of all the Aryans. I know the additional letters won't fool you.
Now that's a stretch.
How so?
It's the same name but with slightly different spelling.