Ariane 5 takes off for its 250th flight

The European space agency is fighting against growing global competition to keep its space program competitive. The inventors of the famous Ariane spacecraft are looking to increase their budget to keep challenging American and Chinese firms. But now even the private sector is entering the game. Simon Harding reports.

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