Space Technology
Ariane V18 Failure Strains Western Launch Capacity
Evry, France—Loss of Ariane VI8 with its Intelsat 5 F14 payload has put Europe’s plans for a rapid pace of missions in 1986-87 on hold and compounds the strain on Western launch capacity, which already had reached critical proportions following the recent U. S. failures of space shuttle, Delta and Titan 34D vehicles.
By Jeffrey M. Lenorovitz