Ariane
Americannoun
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Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
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a first name, French form of Ariadne.
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Ariane 6 - Europe's most powerful rocket yet - launched from there earlier this month, carrying satellites destined for Amazon's Leo constellation, a rival to Elon Musk's StarLink.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
As part of an international collaboration, the European Space Agency provided the launch service using the Ariane 5 rocket.
From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2026
Chief Executive Ariane Gorin said the B2B business is bringing in more revenue as more corporate travel customers, airlines and banks turn to Expedia for technology, inventory and tools to power their own booking platforms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
An enhanced version of Europe's Ariane 6 rocket will blast off Thursday to launch 32 satellites into orbit, forming part of the Amazon Leo network, which it hopes will rival Elon Musk's Starlink.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
The Ariane thread also took my voice to Pers�phone, I should say ...
From My Recollections by Massenet, Jules
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