Arianespace Downplays Competition
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Source: Aerospace Daily & Defense Report .
KOUROU, French Guiana — Arianespace Chairman and CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall says newcomer SpaceX still has to prove itself and that China poses no competitive challenge to his company in the satellite launch business. “SpaceX speaks a lot, but they don’t launch a lot. That is a fact,” Le Gall says. Arianespace, meanwhile, plans to have 10 launches from French Guiana this year: seven for Ariane 5, two for Soyuz and one for Vega ...
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