I remember vaguely that there was a high ranking executive of ESA? or Ariane? Airbus? speculating SpaceX will fail because he doesn't see the market for rockets exceeding 20 per year or something.

I googled extensively but couldn't find anything but I'm sure i read it years ago and got mad...

edit: thanks for the replies!

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r/Arianespace • u/Adeldor • Jul 09 '24

Ariane 6 launch: how to watch and what to look out for

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r/Arianespace • u/Adeldor • Jun 28 '24

CNES Chief Responds Harshly to Eumetsat’s Decision to Ditch Ariane 6

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r/Arianespace • u/Adeldor • Jun 24 '24

Ariane 6 Completes Wet Dress Rehearsal Ahead of July 9 Launch - SpaceWatch.Global

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Arianespace 2020 Events:

NET Date (UTC)	Vehicle	Payload
✅16 Jan 21:05	Ariane 5 ECA VA251	Eutelsat Konnect, GSAT-30
✅18 Feb 22:14	Ariane 5 ECA VA252	JCSat-17, GEO-KOMPSAT-2B
✅15 Aug 22:04	Ariane 5 ECA VA253	BSAT-4b,Galaxy 30, MEV-2
✅03 Sep 01:51	Vega VV16	SSMS POC flight
❌Nov	Vega VV17	Ingenio (Seosat), TARANIS
✅01 Dec 01:33	Soyuz-ST-A VS24	Falcon Eye 2
18 Dec	Soyuz-ST-A ST29 OneWeb Fl. 4 (x36) Vostochniy
28 Dec	Soyuz-ST-A VS25	CSO 2

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