20 June 2023
Orbex teams with Arianespace
Arianespace, the European launch services provider, and Orbex, the UK-based ...we're excited to see where we can take this and we are clearly very pleased that Arianespace has chosen to work with Orbex. We already have a strong position in the emerging ...
February 2018
Our space future lies in innovation
... cooperation with the Russians, particularly on Soyuz which I am proud to have played a key role in during my tenure as head of Arianespace. There may, however, be less opportunities in the future because Russia now has some more issues on its...
13 March 2015
New rockets on the scene: ESA approves Ariane 6, Vega-C
... French space agency, CNES. A decision on that issue has not yet been made. CNES owns 34.68 percent of Arianespace. The remainder is owned in varying amounts by 20 European entities, including Safran and Airbus (Astrium is part of Airbus). Dordain...
June 2015
Great expectations: launch markets, SpaceX, China, and other new players
...commercial market was divided between several prominent players: Arianespace, International Launch Services (ILS), ULA, Sea ...the overall launch market, seriously encroaching upon both Arianespace and ILS territory. SpaceX was successful in betting...
April 2019
Space launch industry analysis
... to recover themselves. Space insurance required Moreover, mistakes can still happen - even to the best launch providers. Arianespace is ruing the fact that an obscure mission design/targeting error in January 2018 led to its normally reliable...
18 March 2016
President of ISA Against Avio Takeover
... by the French government, through the French space agency, CNES. Avio currently has a 3.4 percent shareholding in Arianespace, a position that European industry officials agree will grow now that the Vega rocket (five successful ...
