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Congrats! Do you have an EU flag on the wall like the US space companies have an US flag?

EU isn't a single identity. Usually overt displays of nationalism is frowned upon in Europe, especially in Germany. Moreover I have a strong guess that if there would be a flag, it would be the Bavarian one for a company called "Isar".

EU is a single well defined entity, the frowned upon flags are the German flags, EU flags are well tolerated especially in international settings.

For example the first electric plane that recently flew was originally European until last year and they had an EU flag on it. When eventually flew in USA they had the US flag.

What an odd question to ask.

what’s odd about it?

One odd thing about it is that it was launched from a country that is not a member of the EU?

So? Ariane flies from french guiana and has all the participants flags on it.

Fun fact: French Guiana is a part of France -- and very much part of the EU -- despite not actually being in Europe. In roughly the same way that Hawaii is a part of the United States of America, despite not actually being in America.

You are right

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