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ataraxo t1_ixelyqr wrote
Reply to comment by toodroot in Bruno Le Maire: Europe needs ‘unwavering unity’ against China, US in space by Soupjoe5
And SES is about to launch the new generation of satellites O3b mPOWER that are built by Boeing and launched by SpaceX. The first generation was built buy Thales Alenia Space and launched on Soyuz operated by Arianespace. So they are moving away from the European space industry.
ataraxo t1_ixenhmv wrote
Reply to comment by CurtisLeow in Bruno Le Maire: Europe needs ‘unwavering unity’ against China, US in space by Soupjoe5
The original company (WorldVu) was registered in Jersey (obviously for tax purposes) and for a long time the headquarters were in Arlington, VA.
But they moved to London (that was initially home to the backup operation center and some employees) after the bankruptcy when the UK government invested in the company.
I think a majority of the workforce is now in London. Whether UK is part of Europe or not is up for debate (not part of EU/ESA anymore, on an island...)