European launchers. Diamant to Ariane 6: Europe’s competitive response to autonomy of access to space

Session 1 - Historical setting

Session Chair: Jacques VILLAIN

First Diamant Launch Jacques VILLAIN, former director of International Space Affairs in SAFRAN

Diamant to Ariane 1 Philippe COUILLARD, former technical director at EADS Space

Ariane and the conquest of the launch services market Frédéric d’ALLEST, Honorary president of Arianespace

Session 2 - Global environment and launch services market

Session Chair: Christophe Bonnal

The market for Launch services Jacques BRETON, commercial director of Arianespace

Global competition, Russian, American, Chinese, Japanese… Lucía LINARES, Launchers Directorate, ESA

The needs for launch services seen by communications satellite operators Raphaël MUSSALIAN, Special adviser to Eutelsat’s president and chief executive officer

European government launches Philippe GOUDY, head of the Earth Observation Project Department, ESA

Launch services for Export offers Christophe WILHELM, senior Vice-president strategy and innovation, Thales Alenia Space

Session 3 - Europe's technical and organizational response to competition

Session Chair: Fredrik Engström

European decisions of December 2014 Stefano BIANCHI, launchers Directorate at ESA

The technical response of the new Ariane 6/Vega C Family

Ariane 6 David QUANCARD, Chief Executive officer, Airbus Safran launchers
Vega C Pier Giuliano LASAGNI, Vice president of Avio S.p.A.
The Ariane 6 system: ground-to-air interface and launch sets Jean-Marc ASTORG, director of launchers at CNES

Session 4 - The new organization set up for launcher development and production

Session Chair: Jürgen Ackermann

The Prime contractor Alain CHARMEAU, executive chairman of Airbus Safran launchers

The vision of a subcontractor: RUAG Dr. Peter GUGGENBACH, director of Space division at RUAG

The vision of a subcontractor: MT Aerospace Dr. Jürgen ALBINGER , head of systems Engineering and analysis, MT Aerospace

Session 5 - The future: prospects for technical evolution

Session Chair: Philippe Couillard

Greater reusability Véronique PALATIN, head of future preparation, launchers directorate, CNES

LOX Methane Gerald HAGEMANN, Launcher propulsion Operation, Airbus Safran launchers

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