When Europe needed it most, the Ariane 6 rocket finally delivered

submitted 4 months ago by

threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works

arstechnica.com/space/2025/03/when-europe-neede…

So glad to see that Arianespace is back in business. At least now it is also abundantly clear that Europe needs its own and sovereign access to space.

Had-Owen-ki-Roast@lemmings.world

4 months ago

I was so pumped the first ariane 6 launch, I grew up with watching ariane 4 launches and had a huge revell model kit in my room.

cocolowlander@feddit.nl

4 months ago

Arianespace hasn't publicly disclosed the cost for an Ariane 6 launch, although it's likely somewhere in the range of 80 million to 100 million euros, about 40 percent lower than the cost of an Ariane 5. This is about 50 percent more than SpaceX's list price for a dedicated Falcon 9 launch.

With more launch, the price per rocket should decrease, but making it cost competitive will be an important mission if EU wants to launch hundreds of satellites in the future.

threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works

OP 4 months ago

With more launch, the price per rocket should decrease

Should it? Are you referring to amortizing the costs of development, or optimizing the production cost of each rocket? No portion of Ariane 6 is reusable, so it's not like they can get more launches out of each rocket...

cocolowlander@feddit.nl

4 months ago

Are you referring to amortizing the costs of development

Yes, I was thinking more amortizing the costs of development which will definitely get cheaper the more launch happening, but I guess it's also possible for optimization of production, although I'm not expecting much from that.

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Valmond@lemmy.world

4 months ago

Most stupid take of the day!

Like lol.

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sys110x@feddit.nl

4 months ago

Those damn Ancient Greeks and their fascist rockets.
/shakes fist

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ariane

If your day is just starting, maybe you need a coffee. There's a distinct difference between Aryan (or Aryen in French) and Ariane (or Ariane in French).

Different words in different languages sounding the same is a wild launch to a crusade in 2025. Wait until you hear about Ariana Grande.. the most Grand of all the Aryans. I know the additional letters won't fool you.