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ballthyrm t1_ixi2v3t wrote

Reply to comment by pietroq in Berlin to Back French-Built Rockets in Race Against Musk by Soupjoe5

They should change gear TBH. Maintain the rockets for national security reason but expand to other opening fields with this new cheap access to space.
Europe is very good at building satellites and space stations parts.

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toodroot t1_ixirezn wrote

Satellites are a much bigger part of the space market than launchers, yet Europe seems to want to throw all of their subsidy money into commercially-disastrous launchers.

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rouille t1_ixix0op wrote

That's entirely false. Europe has been and is still quite strong at commercial satellites. Maybe Europe needs to invest more in launchers because it is lagging behind on that front?

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toodroot t1_ixiye22 wrote

I agree Europe has been and is still quite strong at commercial satellites.

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