BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan — Europe’s launch-vehicle industrial base is heading into a period of turmoil as it introduces Russia’s Soyuz rocket into its ranks and struggles for consensus on whether limited resources should be spent improving the current Ariane 5 ECA heavy-lift rocket or preparing its successor, or both, European government and industry officials said.
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