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MassProductionRagnar t1_jasdd33 wrote

Reply to comment by Reddit-runner in After flying four astronauts into orbit, SpaceX makes its 101st straight landing — ‘I just feel so lucky that I get to fly on this amazing machine.’ by marketrent

>If that is the case then why even develop Ariane6 as an expressed rival to the Falcon9 of 2017 instead of just subsidising Ariane5 indefinitely?

Because it makes more money, or rather means Ariane needs less subsidies.

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Reddit-runner t1_jat9dne wrote

>Because it makes more money, or rather means Ariane needs less subsidies.

Your entire first argument was that Ariane6 is not an economic choice but a strategic one.

Now you argume that Ariane6 was designed to keep up with the market.

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