The Ariane launch vehicle is the key of the Europeans to the space market
Abstract
The history and commercial future of Ariane are described. Arianespace got 30 orders and 14 reservations. Ariane 4 is being developed. The heaviest Ariane 4 version represents a payload increase of 70% compared to Ariane 3. Ariane 4 is expected to be competitive in space transportation until the mid-nineties. Ariane 5 is seen as a rival to the Space Transportation System; it has to be able to bring larger and heavier payloads into low and high orbits. Cooperation with the US in the construction of a space station can open interesting transportation tasks in the low orbit for Ariane 5.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984STIN...8527931L
- Keywords:
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- Ariane Launch Vehicle;
- Commercial Spacecraft;
- Marketing;
- Space Commercialization;
- Economic Factors;
- European Space Programs;
- Product Development;
- Space Industrialization;
- Space Stations;
- Space Transportation System;
- Spacecraft Design;
- Launch Vehicles and Space Vehicles