European plans to create space champion face challenging timeline
https://www.ft.com/content/9336743a-28f2-4850-af38-016e8c74c9a0
European plans to create space champion face challenging timeline
https://www.ft.com/content/9336743a-28f2-4850-af38-016e8c74c9a0
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> **regulatory and political scrutiny** meant the combination was unlikely to launch before 2028. [emphasis added]
With both AI and launchers, this lethargic facet of European endeavor hinders the continent’s advance. That Arianespace spent years denying the feasibility of reusable boosters (see again this [dramatic display of hubris](https://web.archive.org/web/20170328025906/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ-7nNw-04Q) – spool to 03:25 and listen from there) adds insult to injury. IMO, even now Arianespace pays little more than lip service to reuse, much like the US’s old guard (ULA, NG, etc).