Talk:EADS Phoenix
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I am sorry to say that this article is quite out of touch with the realities of the space business. Phoenix is a nice and successful descent and landing demonstrator, but it is very far from a RLV precursor.
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Furthermore, the Hopper concept is quite dead now in Europe, and it very unlikely that Europe will commit euros to the development of a RLV anytime soon, even during next decade, especially since it is extremely difficult to compete with the Russian launcher prices (Proton, Soyus).
What is more likely is that the next European launcher from 2010 to far later is Soyus launched from French Guiana, and that Ariane 5 will be quietly retired from service around 2009.