Alain Charmeau – Spaceflight Now

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Q&A with Alain Charmeau, CEO of Airbus Safran Launchers

July 31, 2016 Stephen Clark

Alain Charmeau took charge of Airbus Safran Launchers when it formed in 2015 from the merger of Airbus and Safran’s rocket divisions, and his first major task is to spearhead development of Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket set for a debut launch in 2020.