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JumpCrisscrosstoday at 3:12 AM2 repliesview on HN

Is there any sign of political pressure in Europe around its space programme? Or is it going to be stuck in Ariane space for another generation?


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numpad0today at 5:28 AM

Aren't everyone just waiting for WW3 to end now? Right now doesn't seem like the time to make politically significant changes.

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gostsamotoday at 4:12 AM

The issue is that Europe does not have the market for a reusable rocket and though there are a few initiatives for creating one, the current policy is for maintaining launch capability for only a few satellites yearly. If the EU decides to make One Web truly massive, things might change.

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