LA PLATA, Maryland — In March 2024 the French government announced grant/contract awards to four launcher startups as part of the France 2030 development program.
It seemed odd that one of them, ArianeGroup-owned MaiaSpace, received three-quarters of the 400 million euros ($470 million) in contract commitments. The other three — Latitude and HyPrSpace in the smaller weight class; and Sirius Space Services in the heavier class— divided the remaining 100 million euros.
Fifteen months later, what had been . . .
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