Development
Milestones:

1960 - 1969
1970 - 1979
1980 - 1989
1990 - 1999
2000 - 2009
2010 - 2019

Astrium GmbH - Space Propulsion Heritage.

Space propulsion development milestones for satellites and launch vehicles between 1970 - 1979.

Development Milestones 1970 - 1979
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 First fluorine rocket engine in Europe Dec 1972 First pulsed hydrogen rocket engine in Europe Dec 1974 Apogee propulsion Symphonie   First generation 10 N bipropellant thruster Dec 1979 Maiden flight of Ariane 1 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979