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Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 10:52:32 -0400
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Alexandre E. Kopilovitch wrote:
 > there were no reasons to expect that it should work for this new rocket

That is a nonsensical remark. The Ariane 5 designers obviously
expected that it should work for their rocket, and work without
any changes, so to claim that there were no reasons to expect it
to work is silly.