Ariane, a space odyssey
Produced by
Leading French distributor
Production year2021
Programme formatOne-off
GenresDocumentary
Runtime
52 min
Synopsis
The story of the Ariane rocket is a true saga, a space epic that has seen Europeans unite, innovate, and hang tight to find their rightful place in the space race. Confronted by the challenges of Soviet and then American supremacy, men, and women from all over Europe have achieved the impossible!Ever more powerful, ever bigger, and ever more reliable… Ariane, this crazy bet on engineering self-reliance, has become a watershed event for European ambitions. It is thanks to the passion and dedication of those who dreamed it and to their tenacity in the face of the numerous obstacles who stood in their way.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (3)
- Leading French distributor : France Télévisions
- Executive Producer : Effervescence
- Film exports/foreign sales : Incognita distribution
Full credits (2)
- Producer : Laurent Robert Thibierge
- Screenwriter : Florence Porcel
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Technical details
- Programme format : One-off
- Type : TV programme
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Documentary
- Themes : Science
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : Belgium (5.0%), France (95.0%)
- Nationality : Majority French (Belgium, France)
- Production year : 2021
- Runtime : 52 min
