ESA they for sure expected otherwise. There are countless interviews with ESA and Ariane people where the smug superiority just drips of them. "Yes SpaceX is

ESA they for sure expected otherwise. There are countless interviews with ESA and Ariane people where the smug superiority just drips of them. "Yes SpaceX is cheap but totally unreliable and low launch cadence, once Ariane 6 is out we will be much cheaper then SpaceX" That was basically the attidude they had.