• Skua@kbin.earth
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    3 days ago

    Here’s French wikipedia calling the mythological figure “Ariane” with no D https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_(mythologie)

    “Aryan” in French is “aryenne”, it has a different vowel

    France had plenty of pre-WWII rocket scientists, like:

    • Yves Le Prieur, who developed anti-balloon rockets in WWI
    • Robert Esnault-Pelterie, who pioneered the use of joystick controls and founded an award for advances in space travel
    • Louis Damblanc, who built the first ever multi-stage rocket

    What France did not have was a counterpart to Operation Paperclip like Britain and the Soviet Union did

    And lastly, the guy that picked the name was a devoted supporter of Charles de Gaulle

    This criticism does not hold up any scrutiny whatsoever