French Arianespace company head Jean-Ives Le Gall has announced that the company has made $1 billion available in a contract with Russia. “We have ordered 14 Soyuz carrier rockets. This contract will be worth about $1 billion,” Le Gall said in Paris on Tuesday. The Russian rockets and spacecraft have been one of the most reliable, stable, low cost, and mature for space travel.

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