Arianespace Extends Ground Service Contracts as Part of Competitiveness Initiative

Arianespace signed a variety of extensions to its ground service contracts for operation of the Guiana Space Center launch complexes, the company said Wednesday. The three-year extensions will run through the end of 2019 and cover maintenance and operation of ground facilities, it said. The contract extensions are part of the competitiveness plan it initiated in 2014, it said.