Location
Howard Johnson Plaza-Hotel, Atlantis/ Discovery Rooms
Start Date
27-4-1994 1:00 PM
End Date
27-4-1994 4:00 PM
Description
This paper provides an overview of the commercial siruation of Arianespace, a general update regarding its technical and operational activities and its near and medium term prospects.
A summary of the Ariane 4 "track record" is given and the latest improvement to its third staae the HIO III, is presented. Operational improvements that reduce the interval between two = ' consecutive laWlches are also addressed.
The ratiollale for going to Ariane 5 is discussed and the current status of the Ariane 5 development program is reviewed. The Ariane 4 to Ariane 5 transition is outlined.
Paper Session II-A - Current Status of the Ariane 4 Program and of the Ariane 5 Development
Howard Johnson Plaza-Hotel, Atlantis/ Discovery Rooms
This paper provides an overview of the commercial siruation of Arianespace, a general update regarding its technical and operational activities and its near and medium term prospects.
A summary of the Ariane 4 "track record" is given and the latest improvement to its third staae the HIO III, is presented. Operational improvements that reduce the interval between two = ' consecutive laWlches are also addressed.
The ratiollale for going to Ariane 5 is discussed and the current status of the Ariane 5 development program is reviewed. The Ariane 4 to Ariane 5 transition is outlined.
Comments
Commercial Utilization
Session Chairman: David Wensley, Vice President and General Manager, Strategic Business Development, McDonnell Douglas Aerospace
Session Organizer: Shirley Green, Payload Planning and Customer Support Office, NASA Kennedy Space Center, FL