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And Webb was sent on space with Ariane because it is a safe rocket. Thins new one still very safe so far. Maybe one of the private space companies in Europe wil
by simion314 2y ago
And Webb was sent on space with Ariane because it is a safe rocket.
Thins new one still very safe so far. Maybe one of the private space companies in Europe will play with more unsafe stuff, move fast and break things soon.
- perihelions 2y agoNo; Webb was contracted to Ariane 5 when that was still a new rocket (a still unproven and problematic one), because there was a diplomatic cost-sharing compromise that ESA contribute and pay for Webb's launch vehicle. Ariane 5 has a track record of reliability, but the decision to put Webb on top of it was made long before it developed that track record. It wasn't a consequence of it.