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The interview was interesting, while seeming pretty incoherent to me (A.Charmeau mentionning they're on the market and do launches for other agencies while bitc
by makeitdouble 3y ago
The interview was interesting, while seeming pretty incoherent to me (A.Charmeau mentionning they're on the market and do launches for other agencies while bitching about guaranteed launch numbers being a restriction was weird to me)
Checking other interviews[0], it seems that Airbus (Charmeau's other baby) is doing a ton of research on the side and is pushing a more commercial angle.
All in all, it sounds like he's more invested in Airbus becoming a SpaceX competitor than Ariane becoming a stronger commercial entity...but I'm also way out of my depth and don't know that much about the guy.
[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zImbRUQDJkQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zImbRUQDJkQ