The commercial challenge to Arianespace: the TCI affair |
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Authors: | John Krige |
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Affiliation: | Centre de Recherche en Histoire des Sciences et des Techniques, CSI, 30 Avenue Corentin-Cariou, 75930 Paris Cedex 19, France |
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Abstract: | The question of how far rockets used for commercial launch services are subsidised by their respective governments remains highly topical. This article traces the history of the first legal challenge to be made on this basis by a US launch service provider against Arianespace, a case which also called into question the pricing of the Space Shuttle. The perceptions, deliberations and negotiations of both sides are traced and it is noted that their most important outcome was not settlement of the case itself but agreement to start serious consultations on defining ‘rules of the road’ regarding government support to the commercial launch industry. |
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