On Wed, 02 Jul 2003 11:55:52 -0700, in a place far, far away, Hop
David made the phosphor on my monitor
glow in such a way as to indicate that:

Much has been written in this newsgroup how economies of scale could
reduce launch costs.

Recently Ariane ordered 30 Ariane 5 Launchers
http://www.arianespace.com/site/news...ase_index.html

Is 30 enough to enjoy substantial savings due to economy of scale?

Not on the order that many of us (at least I) have in mind.

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