As the SpaceX steamroller surges, European rocket industry vows to resist

Re:As the SpaceX steamroller surges, European rocket industr... by JumpCrisscross on Friday July 20, 2018 @12:39PM (#17576565)

> a realistic path to a reusable rocket

Technologically realistic. Politically unfeasible. ArianeGroup's factories provide high-paying jobs across Europe. Re-tooling them will not be possible for another generation.

Source: I worked with launch start-ups. Their dismissal by EU politicos was resounding, particularly in contrast to the American and other countries' responses.

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Re:As the SpaceX steamroller surges, European rocket industr... by greglindahl on Friday July 20, 2018 @10:27PM (#17580410)

I figure that the opinion of the CNES Director of Launchers is pretty good when it comes to understanding European rocket politics, but if you want to claim you're a bigger expert, ok.

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