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A lifesize model of a Ariane 5 rocket is displayed at the Paris
Air
Show at Le Bourget Airport on Friday, June 20, 2003.
Arianespace,
Europe's satellite launch company, said Friday it has signed a
3 billion
euro (US$ 3.5 billion) bulk order for 30 Ariane 5 rockets to be
assembled
by the newly created European Aeronautic Defense and Space
Company, or EADS.
(AP Photo/Francois Mori) Fri Jun 20,12:27 PM ET |