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Zhukov-74 t1_j1z3j4p wrote
I just came here to say the same thing.
Probably one of the best articles i have read in a while.
oneplusetoipi t1_j1zc3bx wrote
It is a good opinion.
His use of "exasperated" was not correct. He probably meant exacerbated.
Rocket_wanker t1_j1xe1zm wrote
Unfortunate for Arianespace, seems like they’ve been in the news a lot in the past few years for partial or complete failures. In and of itself a brand new vehicle failing is not a big deal…although comparisons to F9 are not valid given the difference in engineering approach.
Concur with stance of author in terms of Isar dunking on a fellow space co. for a launch failure when they’re not even close to the launch pad. Everyone has 100% success when you don’t have a vehicle. Makes em look pathetic.
spottiesvirus t1_j1xfzma wrote
But I think that's largely due to how Europe manage their space program, NASA with sls doesn't make much better and in Europe we are really adverse to the growth of market competitors like SpaceX, rocket lab, relativity space ecc.
I don't feel it's right to point at Ariane as they're just a contractor that does and bring forward programs decided by ESA
Billyconnor79 t1_j1wqpf1 wrote
Needs to replace exasperated with exaggerated in the first paragraph.
TheOneWhoWas t1_j1xcox6 wrote
I would choose exacerbated over either of these two
Noveos_Republic t1_j206bhh wrote
Probably meant to write that one
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MrAlagos t1_j207jnl wrote
>I have been critical of the expenditure and timeline slips of institutionally-developed launch vehicles like Vega C and Ariane 6
Also, I'm pretty sure that Ariane 6 bears the drastically larger share of expenditure and timeline slips here. Vega C is relatively on schedule.
araujoms t1_j1yiink wrote
The problem is that Vega C wasn't pushing the envelope. It's a dead simple rocket using decades-old technology. It was not supposed to fail.
Failures are acceptable and expected when you're innovating.
MrAlagos t1_j207un5 wrote
The fact that others have done it, in our world, doesn't make every problem solved for everyone, because others largely don't share information on space technology.
Gt6k t1_j1w63k1 wrote
What a refreshingly good and balanced piece of writing. Commiserations to Ariane and Airbus.