Talk:Maïa (rocket)

new small-lift rocket proposal by the French government
This announcement, given the serious funding capabilities of the French government and the development capabilities of Arianespace, is a serious one and unlikely to be merely a paper rocket. Once we locate a few additional sources, it would make sense to change this article from a redirect to a full-fledged stub article. N2e (talk) 13:03, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

"In December 2021, the Government of France announced a plan to fund the 'France-based rocket firm ArianeGroup to develop a new small-lift rocket called Maïa by the year 2026.' The country is doing this separately from the normal intergovernmental projects of the European Space Agency, where France also plays a major role since the ESA founding. The French finance minister, Bruno Le Maire said France intends to 'have our SpaceX, we will have our Falcon 9. We will make up for a bad strategic choice made 10 years ago.'"