Arian 5 booster-capacity comparisons with the Shuttle have been exaggerated

1995-06-28T00:00:00

Sir - In the generally excellent coverage of the European Space Agency's launcher, the Ariane 5 (Flight International, 14-20 June, P61), Julian Moxon quite correctly makes the point that, because the vehicle was designed to higher, man-rated, reliability than were previous Ariane launchers, pressure on the insurance industry will be ...

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