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I'm a EU citizen but I'm not surprised by this at all. The "country equality" policy implemented for contract attribution on the Ariane 5 project by the EU is
by LunaSea 9y ago
I'm a EU citizen but I'm not surprised by this at all.
The "country equality" policy implemented for contract attribution on the Ariane 5 project by the EU is the culprit.
Once again prioritising feelings over efficiency or common sense.
- Agathos 9y agoIs it also the "culprit" for the 82 consecutive problem-free launches?
- LunaSea 9y agoSorry, I got confused with Ariane 6.
- ceejayoz 9y agoAh, so the obvious "culprit" of this launch failure is... something you don't like that hasn't happened yet? Who's prioritizing feelings over common sense, again?
- LunaSea 9y agoYeah a rocket that is way, way over budget and late but hey looking at the facts is difficult.
- ceejayoz 9y agoYou don't get to claim an Ariane 5 failed because of an Ariane 6 contracting/funding provision and lecture someone on "looking at the facts". Side note: there haven't been many rockets that weren't late and over budget. It's hardly unique to the Ariane 6.
- baq 9y agoDude Arianne 5 has one of the best success rates of any launch vehicle ever made, I think only soyuz is better. It's ridiculously expensive by today's standards, but that's thanks to Musk's moonshot project succeeding. I'm glad both exists, they're good at different jobs.