Mr-Tucker
Mr-Tucker t1_ixf7m5v wrote
Reply to comment by LaunchTransient in Bruno Le Maire: Europe needs ‘unwavering unity’ against China, US in space by Soupjoe5
> Its a very recent development in aerospace
DC-X? SASSTO? Beta? Phoenix? C'mon, the idea has been there for decades, and building something like the SASSTO is cheap compared to the Ariane 6.
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>drawing board
All the drawing boards' showing is the Ariane 6 and Vega. Ariane NEXT is due for the 2030s, by which point that architecture will be obsolete due to Starship (we can hope it's ONLY Starship and not the New Shepard, New Armstrong and Neutron and as well).
Mr-Tucker t1_ixf0b3u wrote
Reply to comment by ferrel_hadley in Bruno Le Maire: Europe needs ‘unwavering unity’ against China, US in space by Soupjoe5
> its technical skills are on a par
Proof? Show me an SSTO. Or a reusable. Corner the market. 'Cos the US has Silicon Valley, and Europe doesn't.
Mr-Tucker t1_ixglgzx wrote
Reply to comment by LaunchTransient in Bruno Le Maire: Europe needs ‘unwavering unity’ against China, US in space by Soupjoe5
How long has it been since the first F9 booster landed? 7 years? What has Ariane done in the meantime to not transform into Motorola?