TUPPER LAKE, NY — It’s said that parents are never happier than their least-happy child. For well over a decade, the least-happy child for Europe’s space sector has been its heavy-lift launch program, first Ariane 5 and now Ariane 6.
The mainly successful July 9 inaugural flight of Ariane 6 is the start of solving that problem. The vehicle’s 29-launch order book and the promise of annual cash injections by European governments to stabilize the production ramp-up will also help.
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