> 6-10 years from now Ariane Next/SALTO will aims replicate Falcon 9 efficiency and the design will be very similar:
And by then, SpaceX will be 10 years ahead of them with a next-gen platform.
Not a great sounding story.
And by then, SpaceX will be 10 years ahead of them with a next-gen platform.
Not a great sounding story.
Or going bust if Starship will turn out to be a flop.
We (US vs Europe) are not racing nor competing in this in any way, we just need to put out payload up there too. We desperately need our own skillset though, with Trump or similar breed potentially at power across the pond US will become more hostile towards Europe and let russia roll over Ukraine and maybe further, absolutely no doubt there.