Will the Ukraine war force ESA to pass on Arianespace, use SpaceX?
arstechnica.com
arstechnica.com
Unless the EU becomes the 51st state, they have no interest in giving up their space industry
They should double down on Ariane to reduce cost, Ariane 5 was used successfully to launch James Webb telescope
To me it sounds like an attempt to subsidize SpaceX using EU's money
Wich begs the same question, why would they do that?
Then they'd need time and money again to develop their own again
It is not a smart investment, specially nowadays, EU needs less dependencies and more unity within itself
They should develop their own and bear the cost of the current option
The headline is inflammatory, I beg everyone to read the article (I know it's against HN rules..yes punish me)
Again; Ariane 6 will be ready next year, they should bear the cost and time, and keep invest in their own industry