Eurpoean expendable launcher built by Arianespace
Ariane is a series of a European civilian expendable launch vehicles for space launch use. The name comes from the French spelling of the mythological character Ariadne; the word is also used as the name of a type of hummingbird.
Ariane is an opera in five acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Catulle Mendès after Greek mythology. It was first performed at the Palais Garnier in Paris on October 31, 1906, with Lucienne Bréval in the title role.