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ESA Awards Astrium Nearly $147 Million In Ariane Launch Study Contracts

Thursday, January 31st, 2013

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The European Space Agency (ESA) awarded European Aeronautic Defense and Space (EADS) subsidiary Astrium nearly $147 million in contracts to study toward the development of the Ariane 6 and Ariane 5 Midlife Evolution (ME) launchers, according to a company statement. Expected to last six months, the study phase aims to identify the concept and architecture for the Ariane 6 European launcher and will set out the launcher’s main specifications before its industrial development. An outline of Ariane 6’s design has…

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