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Spaceflight 🚀 @[email protected] · 2026-09-07 · 17:17 UTC

An interesting interview with the right questions and a generally knowledgeable conversation partner* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H5IvbIx7WE

* Claudia Kessler worked for #Airbus (former #EADS), which owns a large stake in #ArianeSpace. So she can hardly claim publicly that #Ariane6 isn't competitive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_Kessler#Life_and_work

#IsarAerospace

#airbus #eads #arianespace #ariane6 #isaraerospace

Spaceflight 🚀 @[email protected] · 2026-09-05 · 17:03 UTC

🇪🇺 It’s not clear if European launchers can secure commercial demand from within #Europe to satisfy future launch goals.

Even European launchers—built under the guise of “sovereignty”—are finding themselves more attracted to #US 🇺🇸 customers. All three #Ariane6 flights this year have taken satellites for the #Amazon Leo constellation to orbit https://payloadspace.com/europe-expands-its-launch-opportunities-to-new-companies/

#europe #us #ariane6 #amazon

Spaceflight 🚀 @[email protected] · 2026-09-05 · 15:08 UTC

RE: https://spacey.space/@spaceflight/114712305041626486

#ESA 😴 💤 #Ariane6 💰 mismanagement

#esa #ariane6

Spaceflight 🚀 @[email protected] · 2026-09-05 · 15:03 UTC

#Ariane's $96 million launch price, although apparently competitive with #SpaceX's, actually masks 🕵️ a much higher #LaunchCost, made affordable only through subsidies 💰 https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/05/02/europe-still-cant-compete-with-spacex-launch-price/

#ESA #Ariane6 #transparency #taxpayer

#ariane #spacex #launchcost #esa #ariane6 #transparency

Revesdespace @[email protected] · 2026-07-27 · 05:50 UTC

🛰️🔭 Le télescope spatial #Plato de l'ESA a terminé ses essais de compatibilité électromagnétique des équipements électroniques à l'ESTEC aux Pays-Bas.
C'était le dernier test d'environnement avant le décollage prévu en mars 2027 à bord d' #Ariane6
📷 ESA

#plato #ariane6