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> Last I heard they were also having a lot of trouble competing with the industry leaders... Ariane was the most competitive / succeful private launcher for 20

by adev_ 7y ago

> Last I heard they were also having a lot of trouble competing with the industry leaders... Ariane was the most competitive / succeful private launcher for 20 years even in face of American companies. SpaceX is however currently disruptive them, like every other actor of the industry.

ColanR 7y ago
Ya, that's what I heard. After spaceX started doing better than them, they were having trouble because they didn't want to start using reusable rockets.