After a programme review completed in September, ESA is now in a position to proceed with the full development of its Ariane 6 and Vega C launch vehicles.Today, the riders to the contracts awarded in August 2015 were signed at ESA headquarters in Paris, France. This confirms the timely continuation of the preparation of Europe’s Ariane 6 and its launch complex.
The overall value of the contracts is €3 billion. The contract amounts are: €2.4 billion for ASL and €600 million for CNES.They cover the final full-scale development of Ariane 6 and its launch complex.
Peter B. de Selding @pbdes 6m6 minutes agoSweden(1): Liberal Party asks govt to quit Ariane 6 program unless it's made reusable, saying rocket cant compete w/ SpaceX otherwise.
Peter B. de Selding @pbdes 3m3 minutes agoSweden(2): Space minister Helene Hellmark Knutsson rejects Ariane 6 reusability-now demand, says wont propose it at Dec 1-2 ESA ministerial.
Spacenews article: Q&A Avio CEO Ranzo ...About Avio and MT Aerospace sharing the A6 ESR (booster) casing production. In short All casings produced in Germany are going to be completed at Avio (Italy).
News about testing Vinci for Ariane 6 in the current DLR magazinehttp://www.dlr.de/dlr/en/Portaldata/1/Resources/documents/dlr_magazin_152/DLR_Magazine_151-152_GB.pdfLAUNCH INTO SPACE WITH ADOWN-TO-EARTH ATTITUDEReport on engine test for future space launch vehicle Ariane 6By Manuela Braun
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Peter B. de Selding @pbdes 14m14 minutes ago MT Aerospace completes Ariane 6 launch pad mechanical structures PDR, part of Oct 2016 EUR 23M contract w/ CNES, Ariane 6 launch pad prime.
http://www.arianespace.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Ariane6_Users-Manual_February2017.pdfariane 6 users manual
@Arianespace CEO Israel says Ariane 6 will cost 'approx 40% less than Ariane 5.' Used to be a 50% reduction.#SATShow