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@ArianeGroup I always wonder, what is meaning of "Ariane" in ArianeSpace?1 reply 0 retweets 33 likes -
Replying to @Marswalkerr @esa
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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I learned that a few weeks ago!
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But do you know the other names the committee in charge of naming it hesitated with?
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Can you reveal some of them?
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Yes, we can!
These date back from the 1970s.pic.twitter.com/SunFXJEkPw
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Replying to @ThePrimaIDino @Marswalkerr and
We're pretty sure that was an acronym
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Especially since it was in all caps
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Indeed!
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