Air Liquide and Astrium have pooled forces to create EuroCryospace, the second carnation of Cryospace, created nearly 25 years ago by both companies, for the development and production of Ariane cryogenic tanks.
François Darchis, a member of Air Liquide’s Executive Committee supervising Technologies of the Future, commented on the move, “For Air Liquide, the creation of EuroCryospace represents an opportunity to reaffirm its commitment to the space industry. The Group, which has made its capabilities and technologies available to the European space program since the creation of Ariane, also intends to contribute to the development of new launchers with cryogenic propulsion, in partnership with Astrium.”
For Air Liquide, the creation of EuroCryospace represents an opportunity to reaffirm its commitment to the space industry.
François Darchis, a member of Air Liquide’s Executive Committee
The new entity, EuroCryospace will be focused on the development and production of cryogenic tanks, in particular for the Ariane 5 Midlife Evolution (ME) upper stage.
Ariane 5 ME, a major European Space Agency (ESA) adopted by the Council of Ministers in 2008 is aimed at upgrading the current Ariane 5 launcher in order to meet the market requirements for a higher launch capacity. Further development phases should be approved at the next ESA Ministerial Council meeting, scheduled for the end of 2012.
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