[Andy from Beaverton]

100 tons? That's a freak'n lot! How does that compare to the French rockets?

[green iguana]

The Ariane 6 should be able to lift about 13 tons to geostationary orbit when it goes into use in '06. The current Ariane 5 is lighter than that. The article did say that the payload version would by far be the heaviest lift rocket in the world, but I wonder if the 100 ton figure is a typo.

[glorgau]

100 tons?

That's an M-1 tank and a Bradley in orbit!