# Amazon backs Ariane with rocket launch orders as Europe battles to close its space gap

https://mins.news/en/item/52937

- CNBC, 2026-09-10 11:26 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/10/amazon-ariane-rocket-launch-space-spacex.html

> Amazon is backing Ariane with rocket launch orders, giving Europe’s space industry a commercial boost as governments push for greater sovereign capabilities and seek to narrow the continent’s space gap.

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