Arianespace
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Arianespace SA is a French company founded in March 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It operates the Ariane 6, a medium-to-heavy-lift rocket. Arianespace is a subsidiary o
Ariane 1 mock-up
Vega launcher on launch pad
Mockups of the launch vehicles that Arianespace marketed in 2017: Vega, Vega C, Soyuz-2, Ariane 5, and Ariane 6. Sales of Vega, Soyuz-2 and Ariane 5 were discontinued, while Vega C was transferred to Avio.
Ariane 6 on pad
Hermes (spacecraft)
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Hermes was a proposed spaceplane designed by the French Centre National d'Études Spatiales in 1975, and later by the European Space Agency. It was superficially similar to the American Boeing X-20 Dyn
Artist's impression of Hermes
Jacques Chaban-Delmas and Dominique Baudis in front of a full-scale mock-up in Toulouse, October 1987
Hermes mockup behind French president Mitterrand. Photo taken at Toulouse in 1987.
Hermes mockup on display during the Sevilla Expo 92