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There is no point in making prototypes for Ariane 6. What would they be testing. Its mostly just incremental updates in existing technology, if that. The only
by panick21_ 4y ago
There is no point in making prototypes for Ariane 6. What would they be testing. Its mostly just incremental updates in existing technology, if that.
The only really fundamentally new thing is the upper stage engine and that's hard to prototype launch.
- nunuvit 4y agoIt's more about the humans than the hardware. Schedules slip for many reasons. Landing and reusing a rocket is new to them. There's nothing like reality to force people to be realistic and get experience.