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However, after several permutations the finalized design was nearly identical in performance to the Ariane 5, [37] focusing instead on lowering fabrication costs and launch prices. As of March 2014, Ariane 6 was projected to be launched for about €70 million per flight, about half of the Ariane 5 price. [36]
For example, an Ariane 42P is an Ariane 4 with two solid-fuel boosters. An Ariane 44LP has two solid, two liquid boosters, and a 44L has four liquid-fuel boosters. Ariane 5 rocket at Le Bourget Air and Space Museum, Paris. Ariane 5 is a nearly complete redesign. The two hypergolic lower stages are replaced with a single LH2/LOX core stage.
Vinci is a restartable, cryogenic, liquid-propellant rocket engine that powers the upper stage of Ariane 6.While development began in 1998 for the planned Ariane 5ME upgrade, funding for that programme shifted in 2014 to prioritize the development of Ariane 6, making Vinci the engine for the new launcher.
Arianespace SA is a French company founded in March 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider.It operates two launch vehicles: Vega C, a small-lift rocket, and Ariane 6, a medium-to-heavy-lift rocket.
Airbus Defence and Space Spaceplane was a suborbital spaceplane concept for carrying space tourists, proposed by Airbus Defence and Space. A full-size mockup was officially unveiled in Paris , France, on 13 June 2007, [ 77 ] and is now on display in the Concorde hall of the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace . [ 78 ]
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