Arianespace and Mitsubishi Expand Relationship
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Arianespace Conclude MOU on Cooperation in Commercial Space Rocket Launches, Arianespace
“With the new MOU, MHI and Arianespace agreed to collectively probe the creation of innovative new launch services and standardization of satellite preparation tasks at launch sites as a follow-up to their cooperative achievements to date. The aims behind the latest initiative are further development of the commercial launch market and sustained enhancement of the two companies’ related services.”
This arrangement may have a lot of potential since MHI has considerable large and unique equipment and facilities, for both manufacturing and assembly, in a diverse conglomeration of industries. I can foresee considerable synergy and a reduction in the need for special-built equipment.