Spaceflight 🚀🇪🇺 The announced delay ⏳🥱 of #Ariane6 left #SpaceX as the only viable alternative https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-signs-security-deal-us-launch-satellite-spacex-elon-musk/
The #EuropeanUnion 🇪🇺 announced plans to launch 170 #satellites 🛰️ into #orbit between 2025 and 2027 https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/oct/15/billionaire-space-race-can-bezoss-project-kuiper-catch-up-to-musks-starlink
Launched 🚀 by... ?
Mostly Ariane, the price doesn't matter
> 50% SpaceX
ULA
ISRO
Poll ended at .
"Ambitious but achievable. Always. Of course, big dreams 💭 must always be kept within the bounds of what is technically feasible and financially 💰 affordable." https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Saturn_s_moon_Enceladus_top_target_for_ESA
🤔 So they won't launch it with #Ariane6 as of the #LaunchCost ? 🙄
Saturn's moon Enceladus top target for ESA
A fresh, icy crust hides a deep, enigmatic ocean. Plumes of water burst through cracks in the ice, shooting into space. An intrepid lander collects samples and analyses them for hints of life.ESA has started to turn this scene into a reality, devising a mission to investigate an ocean world around either Jupiter or Saturn. But which moon should we choose? What should the mission do exactly? A team of expert scientists has delivered their findings.
The lack of #competition has made it difficult to hash out a competitive offer with the #EU 🇪🇺 https://www.politico.eu/article/iris-2-eu-satellite-project-germany-delay/
#IRIS as a public-private partnership will likely need to be rethought 🤔 entirely. It’s facing major cost 💰 overruns and delays ⏳ https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-iris-satellite-plan-spacex-starlink-elon-musk-military-grade-space-rise-airbus-thales-alenia-space/
With #IRIS the #EU 🇪🇺 is "trying to do something new the old way. Totally new entities are thriving, deploying capabilities at speed and cost that are unthinkable for some of the established prime contractors" https://www.politico.eu/article/elon-musk-space-internet-satellite-rafal-modrzewski-iceye-europe
While the #EU 🇪🇺 has never had a #SpaceCommissioner, there is a need to zone in on a sector that McKinsey estimates will be worth $1.8 trillion 💰 by 📆 2035. Kubilius' mission letter does not mention any potential big new #SpaceProgram. While #ESA spends billions 💰 on #science and exploration projects, the #EuropeanCommission needs extra cash 💶 to build out #IRIS https://www.politico.eu/article/andrius-kubilius-defense-space-commissioner-budget-european-space-agency-cooperation
🇺🇸 Some less sensitive #satellite and #spacecraft parts and components will no longer require licences for shipment to #Canada, #Australia, #Japan, #SouthKorea and most of the #EuropeanUnion (and over 40 countries) https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3282817/us-ease-restrictions-space-related-exports-allies
🇪🇺 Europe's #satellite manufacturers are struggling to cope with the arrival of #Starlink, developed by #SpaceX, which already accounts for some two-thirds of satellites in orbit. They also face a drop 📉 in demand for large commercial satellites.
#Airbus and #ThalesAlenia Space will remain in the #IRIS² project, but as suppliers instead of full consortium members. https://www.reuters.com/technology/eu-kick-starts-new-secure-satellite-constellation-2024-12-16/
#Airbus and #ThalesAlenia Space will remain in the #IRIS² project, but as suppliers instead of full consortium members. https://www.reuters.com/technology/eu-kick-starts-new-secure-satellite-constellation-2024-12-16/