“Compared to the current Ariane 5, it is expected to be cheaper and easier to manufacture and operate. Valeria Andreoni, newsroom and media relations in the communication department of the European Space Agency, said that Ariane 6 has been designed to provide a “competitive and versatile solution for the evolving needs of space transportation services.” ![]() ![]() This year saw the unveiling of the newest launch vehicle in the Ariane family: Ariane 6, which will succeed the successful Ariane 5 launch vehicle, due to fly its last mission in summer 2023. Heeding von Braun’s warnings, there is today much greater awareness of the importance of smooth, efficient space logistics. In a decade that would see space travel soar to new heights, von Braun presciently identified this logistics problem, warning that space projects would ultimately succeed or fail on the effectiveness of their logistics support. ![]() More than 60 years ago, German-American aerospace engineer Wernher von Braun acknowledged the critical need for logistics to support the space race when he famously said that it is “safe to state that many of us have not realized the enormous scope of the tasks performed in the (space) logistics area.”
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