LA PLATA, Maryland — Commercial launch service provider Arianespace is losing one-third of its business as responsibility for the medium-lift Vega-C rocket moves to Vega prime contractor Avio SpA and is now free to establish closer relations with small-launcher startup MaiaSpace, ArianeGroup Chief Executive Martin Sion said.
ArianeGroup is 100% owner of MaiaSpace and majority owner of Arianespace. While Arianespace was handling commercial operations for Vega-C, relations with MaiaSpace were kept at a distance given that the Maia and Vega C . . .
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