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Days After ESA Director Dismissed Competition From SpaceX's Starship, Ariane 6 Loses Customer To Elon Musk-Owned Company's Falcon 9
Friday, June 28, 2024 - 10:20pm | 498Read More...Merely days after the European Space Agency’s Director of Space Transportation dismissed competition to its Ariane 6 from SpaceX‘s Starship, the European satellite launcher has lost one of its key contracts to SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9. What Happened: The European Organisation...
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European Space Agency Director Dismisses SpaceX's Starship, Says It Won't Be 'Game-Changer' Or 'Real Competitor' To Ariane 6
Thursday, June 27, 2024 - 8:20am | 558Read More...European Space Agency (ESA) director of space transportation Toni Tolker-Nielsen thinks that SpaceX’s Starship will neither be a game changer nor a real competitor to its Ariane 6 satellite launcher immediately. What Happened: While SpaceX’s Starship is designed to fly people to the...
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Elon Musk CEO Questions European Space Agency's Lack Of Reusability For Its Ariane 6 Launch Vehicle
Saturday, April 27, 2024 - 7:16am | 405Read More...SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Friday questioned the European Space Agency’s reusability attempts with its Ariane 6 launch vehicle. What Happened: “Reusability plans?” Musk wrote in response to the picture of the second booster of Ariane 6 shared by the agency on X. Reusability...
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U.S. Has The Opportunity To Stay Ahead In The Space Race As China, Russia Alliance May Weaken
Monday, February 27, 2023 - 1:53pm | 388Read More...Amid the announcement of a joint lunar project with Russia, China has been quietly diminishing its partner's role in its space program. What Happened: Despite the two nations' perceived alliance, doubts about Russia's dwindling budget, personnel and capabilities cast a shadow...
