Berlin to Back French-Built Rockets in Race Against Musk
- Germany is prepared to back the Ariane 7 launcher plan
- Project would help sustain European competition with SpaceX
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Germany is ready to back the development of a new generation of French-built space launchers better able to compete with the latest rockets from Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
Berlin will put its weight behind future projects of ArianeGroup, a joint venture of Airbus SE and Safran SA, so long as those programs are open to technology from European startups, according to people familiar with the plans.