Amazon Contract Boosts Ariane 6 Support at Paris Space Summit
France is pressing for broader European backing for strategic space efforts at the Paris gathering, including wider German support for Ariane 6 and the EU’s IRIS² satellite network. Amazon’s deal increases Ariane launch demand to 24 by 2031, aiming to raise rocket production after delays. Chancellor Friedrich Merz skipped day one, and Franco-German differences and lower attendance subdued coordinated business announcements.