What does the reduction in the number of jobs mean to the expected price reduction?
Presumably that 40% is no longer achievable, even without considering the inflation? So as the increased cost and delays already reduced the investment side, the intended price reduction/competitiveness of the project is also going to be a disaster?
Have they made even more savings in the production process (in Europe) to offset some of these launch costs in Guiana ? Or do they now expect an increase in flight frequency to offset some of the jobs they initially expected to cut? The Amazon Kuiper award was probably not calculated for when they did the Ariane 6numbers in 2014.
"Ariane 6 is expected to be approximately 40% cheaper than Ariane 5 ...
The on-the-ground effect of all this is that many of the 1,580 people employed by the facility will no longer have a job. ... CNES identified 300 positions that would be eliminated following the introduction of Ariane 6. Following discussions with trade unions, the list was cut to 190 jobs of which 40 will be seconded positions and 150 will be local contract positions. "
Hi This article offers a nice summary of what happened at the CSG. Thanks you for covering the loss of jobs, I don't think I have seen it outside of some very obscure local news.
However, I would have appreciated some analysis / opinion regarding the relation between the CSG and the newly created space centers in continental Europe. Do you think any of them could, in the long run, outshine the capabilities and launch options offered by the CSG?
You're right, that would have been a nice addition. The answer is no, though. Between air traffic, ocean traffic, and population densities, launching from mainland Europe is always going to be a challenging endeavour. I do think it'll probably be fine for small vehicles but larger vehicles will continue to be launched from CSG/GSC. All the European mainland facilities also have a limited selection of orbits vehicles launching from those facilities can access. It's why so many of those small launch vehicle companies have applied to also launch from CSG/GSC. So, I think it's great that we'll be able to see launches from mainland Europe but CSG/GSC will continue to be the continent's main access point to space, in my opinion.
What does the reduction in the number of jobs mean to the expected price reduction?
Presumably that 40% is no longer achievable, even without considering the inflation? So as the increased cost and delays already reduced the investment side, the intended price reduction/competitiveness of the project is also going to be a disaster?
Have they made even more savings in the production process (in Europe) to offset some of these launch costs in Guiana ? Or do they now expect an increase in flight frequency to offset some of the jobs they initially expected to cut? The Amazon Kuiper award was probably not calculated for when they did the Ariane 6numbers in 2014.
"Ariane 6 is expected to be approximately 40% cheaper than Ariane 5 ...
The on-the-ground effect of all this is that many of the 1,580 people employed by the facility will no longer have a job. ... CNES identified 300 positions that would be eliminated following the introduction of Ariane 6. Following discussions with trade unions, the list was cut to 190 jobs of which 40 will be seconded positions and 150 will be local contract positions. "
Привет, можно провести сравнительный обзор Ариан 5 и Ариан 6, или пока рано т.к. Ариан 6 ещё не взлетела?
Hi This article offers a nice summary of what happened at the CSG. Thanks you for covering the loss of jobs, I don't think I have seen it outside of some very obscure local news.
However, I would have appreciated some analysis / opinion regarding the relation between the CSG and the newly created space centers in continental Europe. Do you think any of them could, in the long run, outshine the capabilities and launch options offered by the CSG?
You're right, that would have been a nice addition. The answer is no, though. Between air traffic, ocean traffic, and population densities, launching from mainland Europe is always going to be a challenging endeavour. I do think it'll probably be fine for small vehicles but larger vehicles will continue to be launched from CSG/GSC. All the European mainland facilities also have a limited selection of orbits vehicles launching from those facilities can access. It's why so many of those small launch vehicle companies have applied to also launch from CSG/GSC. So, I think it's great that we'll be able to see launches from mainland Europe but CSG/GSC will continue to be the continent's main access point to space, in my opinion.