My thoughts haha. Downvotes incoming

I understand my post was not confusing. I was questioning why you need to pay twice for a service…

That the delivery was scheduled at that time is a whole other level. Crazy stuff!

Maybe give me the benefit of doubt and don’t interpret things? I meant that the service was already paid for by the sender and now somebody has to pay again? Seems strange to me at least…

I mean the sender already did, right?

Yeah in what world do you need to pay to get your parcel delivered ???

Business hours as in rural California where restaurants close at 7 pm? But you are right, vacation is pretty great here…

Looks like this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenocissus_tricuspidata

Our family home in Germany is completely covered in it…

Okay lets see. What I meant is: at its time, the Ariane 5 was a great program. Now is a different time. Now we have got SpaceX (and RocketLab etc.) and at the same time the Ariane 6 is already outdated before it is ever launched. At the same time, the Ariane 6 program has run into major delays, so it is not even clear when the first launch will be – probably 2024.

Reusable rocket technology is where it’s at if we as Europeans want to stay relevant in the commercial launch sector.

The Soyuz is not a bad rocket, neither is the Ariane. It is just that technology has advanced quite significantly in the last few years. And rockets are just a (very visible) part of space technology.

I am a proud European, but do not kid yourself. The United States are light years ahead in space technology. The Ariane program is a complete clusterfuck as of now.

Germany has not build any new coal plants. At least not in the last five years.

Edit: Why are people down voting a factual statement? Go ahead and provide better info if you got it.