> Its an architecture that goes back to the Post-Apollo area. The believe in hydorgen fuel and solids is inspired by the Shuttle. Ariane 5 was literally design

> Its an architecture that goes back to the Post-Apollo area. The believe in hydorgen fuel and solids is inspired by the Shuttle. Ariane 5 was literally design for a Shuttle clone type system. The solid rockets were demanded by military only. The Germans then in control at NASA (Apollo) said what a stupid idea, Lyndon Johnson fired all of them, moved to Houston, and thus the Shuttle desaster began. The Ariane design is also for military usage mostly.