[bbatsell]

Arianespace ≈ ULA, yes. Ariane 6 ≈ SLS, absolutely not. There is no official figure yet, but even the most pessimistic estimates place its per-launch cost at $150m (as opposed to $2b for SLS — with a hazy goal to eventually trim it to $500m). The rumors are that Ariane 6 is already well below $100m.

[JumpCrisscross]

> Ariane 6 ≈ SLS, absolutely not. There is no official figure yet, but even the most pessimistic estimates place its per-launch cost at $150m

Oh goody, just 2.5x the Falcon 9's cost. After a €140mm / launch subsidy [1].

> rumors are that Ariane 6 is already well below $100m

Yes, they're asking for more subsidies.

[1] https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/10/oops-it-looks-like-the...

[nickff]

Both SLS and Ariane 6 are late and over-budget, with little hope of being cost-competitive sans-subsidy. Aside from that, they’re very different rockets.

[imtringued]

So you're saying it's like ULA's Vulkan. Got it.