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Remember that they've spent years already on Prometheus — Arianespace moves slow, but they constantly move forward.
by kuschku 9y ago
Remember that they've spent years already on Prometheus — Arianespace moves slow, but they constantly move forward.
- twtw 9y agoI understand that, but a reusable engine is not the same as a reusable rocket. If we are going to discuss engines, it seems that the appropriate comparison is the development of the Merlin-series engines, which started around 2004.
- nickik 9y agoWikipedia: > The European Space Agency began funding the Prometheus development in June 2017 with €85 million provided through an ESA capital mechanism called the Future Launchers Preparatory Program.[1] Based on what information have they been spending 'years' on that engine?
- solarkraft 9y ago> Arianespace moves slow, but they constantly move forward. ... way more slowly than SpaceX. That's not how a company could survive in the free market.