That's a good question, it's the French for Ariadne from Ancient Greek mythology. She delivered Theseus with a thread to come back home safely. Ariane launchers are the reliable thread linking Europe to space. 
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Replying to @Marswalkerr @esa
There's often an Ancient Greek/Roman mythology story underneath most of our products' names, for instance, do you know the name of our next engine?
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The Vinci engine for the Arianne 6 upperstage? Or am I thinking about the wrong one here
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The next, next one then.
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So then it has to be Vulcain 2.1 i suppose?
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The next, next, next one then.
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Replying to @WW141103006 @pabloplataa and
There you go, so here the Ancient Greek reference is even more intricate, Prometheus is said to have stolen the fire of the gods to gift it to humans. Remember when Vulcain was inspired by the god of fire?
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Yes! Any more detail to the relation?
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Well since Prometheus follows the Vulcain series, it seemed fair to follow the story, Prometheus brings a new kind of fire to Europe using new technologies such as additive manufacturing.
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Replying to @ArianeGroup @pabloplataa and
Ah, I see. Heard it's reuseable and more cost-effective too. Very cool!
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Replying to @WW141103006 @pabloplataa and
Exactly.
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