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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@ArianeGroup I was wondering, why is there an escape tower on the top of this rocket since there is no human inside ?
But we were thinking about the latest born. 
These aren't escape towers, these are lightning rods, there are lots of storms in French Guiana. 
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Okay, Thanks for info ! I attended to an
@ariane5 launch a few years ago and fortunately, the weather was great in kourou on that day, it was very inspiring !
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How lucky! We're glad that you're sharing this memory with us! What launch was it?
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