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From a 2015 ESA announcement of Ariane 6 development: > “These contracts will allow the development of a family of European launchers, highly competitive in th
by enragedcacti 4y ago
From a 2015 ESA announcement of Ariane 6 development:
> “These contracts will allow the development of a family of European launchers, highly competitive in the world market and ensuring autonomous access to space at fully competitive prices for ESA’s Member States,” said Jan Woerner, Director General of ESA.
Seems like a primary stated reason to me.
https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Ariane_6_and_Vega_C_begin_development https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Ar...