Jan 30, 2013 05:48 PM EST
Astrium Starts Development of Two Advanced Launchers Ariane 6 and 5ME
A 108 million Euro contract was awarded to Astrium today to develop two advanced launcher systems at once, the Ariane 6 and Ariane 5 ME. This follows up the decision of the European Space Agency's (ESA) Ministerial Council meeting from November 2012 to go with both new launchers instead of selecting...