Re:IRIS²: The EU’s Response to Musk’s Starlink
by inglor_cz on Sunday February 19, 2023 @05:35AM
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"A German start-up developed a working mRNA vaccine the same time"
True, but not very relevant. A continent with 25 per cent of humanity's wealth is expected to produce at least something sometimes.
But just look at the brain drains. How many Nobelists or other important scientists moved from the US to Europe and vice versa? We are losing our most talented people to a better research environment.
There is no shortage of European workers in Google or SpaceX, where the main limiting factor is actually ITAR laws, not lack of interest. How many Americans moved to Germany to work in SAP or to France to work in Arianespace?
True, but not very relevant. A continent with 25 per cent of humanity's wealth is expected to produce at least something sometimes.
But just look at the brain drains. How many Nobelists or other important scientists moved from the US to Europe and vice versa? We are losing our most talented people to a better research environment.
There is no shortage of European workers in Google or SpaceX, where the main limiting factor is actually ITAR laws, not lack of interest. How many Americans moved to Germany to work in SAP or to France to work in Arianespace?