fayoh@sopuli.xyztoSpaceX@sh.itjust.works•Mere days before its debut, the Ariane 6 rocket loses a key customer to SpaceXEnglish
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5 months agoWhen you can get a mature and reliable rocket faster for less money, the value proposition for Ariane 6 starts looking pretty weak.
Absolutely, and for a national security type payload that’s both a requirement and enough to make a decision.
That’s a limited market though. I won’t eat my hat, but I will be surprised if for example Viasat would choose to go on Ariane.