> FYI this is the predecessor to a reusable rocket Not much of a predecessor, no. When they started designing it, there was no interest in producing a reusabl

> FYI this is the predecessor to a reusable rocket Not much of a predecessor, no. When they started designing it, there was no interest in producing a reusable rocket, as it was not clear if it could be done in a cost-efficient manner, and the development uncertainty was too high. Hindsight is 20/20. Of course, they might iterate and re-use some technology from Ariane 6 for a re-usable future launcher, as they leveraged technology from Ariane 5 and Vega for this launcher.