Ariane
Americannoun
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Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
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a first name, French form of Ariadne.
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Ariane 6 - Europe's most powerful rocket yet - launched from there earlier this month, carrying satellites destined for Amazon's Leo constellation, a rival to Elon Musk's StarLink.
From BBC
"There's a lot going on in space for internet connectivity," says Moeller, speaking to the BBC from French Guiana, where he'd just witnessed Ariane 6 lift off.
From BBC
As part of an international collaboration, the European Space Agency provided the launch service using the Ariane 5 rocket.
From Science Daily
Chief Executive Ariane Gorin said the B2B business is bringing in more revenue as more corporate travel customers, airlines and banks turn to Expedia for technology, inventory and tools to power their own booking platforms.
The most powerful version of Europe's Ariane 6 rocket Thursday carried 32 satellites into space for the Amazon Leo network, which aims to rival Elon Musk's Starlink.
From Barron's
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