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🚀 Il Pentagono mette fine a un controverso progetto spaziale, una decisione che non mancherà di generare dibattito. #PentagonDecides #SpacePolitics
🔗 https://www.tomshw.it/scienze/il-pentagono-cancella-un-programma-spaziale-2026-04-21
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There followed more than a minute of awkward silence, ended by #Isaacman jumping back in for a “comms check” – and #Trump repeating his stories 🤔😆 https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/07/trump-artemis-ii-crew-call-nasa-cuts
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There followed more than a minute of awkward silence, ended by #Isaacman jumping back in for a “comms check” – and #Trump repeating his stories 🤔😆 https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/07/trump-artemis-ii-crew-call-nasa-cuts
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#WhiteHouse #NASA #budget proposal
• $8.5B for #Artemis landers, suits, and transportation
• $175M for #robotic missions to start establishing a lunar base camp, plus operations on the #Moon’s surface
• $109M to shift NASA’s Landsat EO program to #commercial providers
• $3.4B in #science cuts through eliminating 40+ missions
• $297M reduction in space tech
• $1.1B cut to #ISS spending
• $143M in #STEM cuts
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#WhiteHouse #NASA #budget proposal
• $8.5B for #Artemis landers, suits, and transportation
• $175M for #robotic missions to start establishing a lunar base camp, plus operations on the #Moon’s surface
• $109M to shift NASA’s Landsat EO program to #commercial providers
• $3.4B in #science cuts through eliminating 40+ missions
• $297M reduction in space tech
• $1.1B cut to #ISS spending
• $143M in #STEM cuts
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🇪🇺 The European #Launcher Challenge received more than €900 million in contributions – twice what had been proposed. #Germany 🇩🇪 was the biggest contributor to the total budget with more than €5 billion, while #France 🇫🇷 contributed €3.7 billion https://www.lemonde.fr/en/science/article/2025/11/27/european-space-agency-secures-record-budget-of-22-1-billion_6747900_10.html
The #UK 🇬🇧 saw a notable reduction 📉. There were significant funding increases 📈 from #Spain 🇪🇸, #Poland 🇵🇱, #Canada 🇨🇦, #Denmark 🇩🇰, and #Austria 🇦🇹 https://europeanspaceflight.com/exploration-and-the-uk-emerge-as-the-biggest-losers-of-cm25/
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🇪🇺 The European #Launcher Challenge received more than €900 million in contributions – twice what had been proposed. #Germany 🇩🇪 was the biggest contributor to the total budget with more than €5 billion, while #France 🇫🇷 contributed €3.7 billion https://www.lemonde.fr/en/science/article/2025/11/27/european-space-agency-secures-record-budget-of-22-1-billion_6747900_10.html
The #UK 🇬🇧 saw a notable reduction 📉. There were significant funding increases 📈 from #Spain 🇪🇸, #Poland 🇵🇱, #Canada 🇨🇦, #Denmark 🇩🇰, and #Austria 🇦🇹 https://europeanspaceflight.com/exploration-and-the-uk-emerge-as-the-biggest-losers-of-cm25/
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In 📆 2022, Germany was the largest #ESA contributor, providing about 3.5 billion euros 💰 for three years.
With the next ministerial scheduled for Nov. 26-27, industry speculation 🔮 has suggested #Germany 🇩🇪 will offer between 4.5 and 5 billion euros 📈. Some expected the German military to support #IsarAerospace and #RocketFactory Augsburg. The #Canadian 🇨🇦 government will increase its funding by $375.9 million https://spacenews.com/industry-expects-germany-to-increase-esa-contributions/
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In 📆 2022, Germany was the largest #ESA contributor, providing about 3.5 billion euros 💰 for three years.
With the next ministerial scheduled for Nov. 26-27, industry speculation 🔮 has suggested #Germany 🇩🇪 will offer between 4.5 and 5 billion euros 📈. Some expected the German military to support #IsarAerospace and #RocketFactory Augsburg. The #Canadian 🇨🇦 government will increase its funding by $375.9 million https://spacenews.com/industry-expects-germany-to-increase-esa-contributions/
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🇩🇪 @AuswaertigesAmt : The Federal Ministry of Defence will invest around 35 billion euro 💰 in the space sector in the coming years. This primarily involves the protection of German #SpaceSystems, such as #satellites 🛰️ https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/newsroom/news/space-safety-and-security-strategy-2744368
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🇩🇪 @AuswaertigesAmt : The Federal Ministry of Defence will invest around 35 billion euro 💰 in the space sector in the coming years. This primarily involves the protection of German #SpaceSystems, such as #satellites 🛰️ https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/newsroom/news/space-safety-and-security-strategy-2744368
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The #EU 🇪🇺 #SpaceAct runs the risk of slowing 🐌 industry growth through over-regulation, and unclear regulatory borders. “Operators will start looking into establishing themselves…in other countries less stringent or more favorable.” https://payloadspace.com/the-eu-space-act-raises-questions
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The #EU 🇪🇺 #SpaceAct runs the risk of slowing 🐌 industry growth through over-regulation, and unclear regulatory borders. “Operators will start looking into establishing themselves…in other countries less stringent or more favorable.” https://payloadspace.com/the-eu-space-act-raises-questions
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#Supporters say a #SpaceProgram will provide jobs for #researchers and is likely to reduce the brain 🧠 drain of emigrating #scientists 🤔 https://apnews.com/article/turkey-recep-tayyip-erdogan-moon-spacex-europe-a763414e402eb70e78ae2c2a89134f33
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#Supporters say a #SpaceProgram will provide jobs for #researchers and is likely to reduce the brain 🧠 drain of emigrating #scientists 🤔 https://apnews.com/article/turkey-recep-tayyip-erdogan-moon-spacex-europe-a763414e402eb70e78ae2c2a89134f33
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The largest collaboration between #NASA and #ISRO 🇮🇳 to date...it is likely welcome that a mission designed to study Earth's surface, including the influence of #ClimateChange, is of value to the #SpaceAgency https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/07/india-safely-launches-a-1-5-billion-satellite-for-nasa
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The largest collaboration between #NASA and #ISRO 🇮🇳 to date...it is likely welcome that a mission designed to study Earth's surface, including the influence of #ClimateChange, is of value to the #SpaceAgency https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/07/india-safely-launches-a-1-5-billion-satellite-for-nasa
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Even if Congress decides to reject the #WhiteHouse cuts, the agency may have a hard time getting employees back. #NASA employees with relevant skills can work for the growing number of #SpaceCompanies with higher salaries or could leave for non-space industries that see their skills as valuable, like companies engaged in @robotics https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/09/nasa-staff-departures-00444674
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Even if Congress decides to reject the #WhiteHouse cuts, the agency may have a hard time getting employees back. #NASA employees with relevant skills can work for the growing number of #SpaceCompanies with higher salaries or could leave for non-space industries that see their skills as valuable, like companies engaged in @robotics https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/09/nasa-staff-departures-00444674
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“#China has #democratized #space … and it’s doing so very effectively”. As China 🇨🇳 advances its relationships in #Africa 🌍 with technology incentives, the #UnitedStates 🇺🇸 is pulling back. #Reuters February 2025 https://www.reuters.com/investigations/china-builds-space-alliances-africa-trump-cuts-foreign-aid-2025-02-11
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“#China has #democratized #space … and it’s doing so very effectively”. As China 🇨🇳 advances its relationships in #Africa 🌍 with technology incentives, the #UnitedStates 🇺🇸 is pulling back. #Reuters February 2025 https://www.reuters.com/investigations/china-builds-space-alliances-africa-trump-cuts-foreign-aid-2025-02-11
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📆 May 02, 2025
• Increased commitment to human 👨🚀 space exploration, introducing $1 billion in new investments for #Mars 🔴-focused programs.
• The #SLS rocket and #Orion capsule will be retired after #Artemis III. The budget also ends the #Gateway Program 💀
• #ISS replacement in 📆 2030https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/president-trumps-fy26-budget-revitalizes-human-space-exploration
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📆 May 02, 2025
• Increased commitment to human 👨🚀 space exploration, introducing $1 billion in new investments for #Mars 🔴-focused programs.
• The #SLS rocket and #Orion capsule will be retired after #Artemis III. The budget also ends the #Gateway Program 💀
• #ISS replacement in 📆 2030https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/president-trumps-fy26-budget-revitalizes-human-space-exploration
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Mr. #Isaacman would replace the current administrator, #BillNelson https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/science/jared-isaacman-trump-nasa.html
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Mr. #Isaacman would replace the current administrator, #BillNelson https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/science/jared-isaacman-trump-nasa.html
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The world needs a new convention governing space conduct. Treaties forged in the 1960s and 1970s prohibit 🚫 countries from touching another’s material. An exception for cleaning up trash is in order, along with general rules about orbital cleanliness and garbage disposal 🗑️ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2024/space-trash-debris-spacex
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The world needs a new convention governing space conduct. Treaties forged in the 1960s and 1970s prohibit 🚫 countries from touching another’s material. An exception for cleaning up trash is in order, along with general rules about orbital cleanliness and garbage disposal 🗑️ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2024/space-trash-debris-spacex
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🇪🇺 #Europe’s space sector has started to respond to #SpaceX’s domination of the world space launch market, although progress has been slow ⏳ and uneven. Last month, #ESA selected four companies — #ArianeGroup, #RocketFactory Augsburg (RFA), #IsarAerospace, and The #ExplorationCompany — to help develop reusable ♻️ launch vehicle technology https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/11/esa-arianespace-crossroads
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🇪🇺 #Europe’s space sector has started to respond to #SpaceX’s domination of the world space launch market, although progress has been slow ⏳ and uneven. Last month, #ESA selected four companies — #ArianeGroup, #RocketFactory Augsburg (RFA), #IsarAerospace, and The #ExplorationCompany — to help develop reusable ♻️ launch vehicle technology https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/11/esa-arianespace-crossroads
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#SpaceX has requested multiple #satellite component manufacturers to produce outside #Taiwan 🇹🇼 because of geopolitical risks https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3285352/spacex-asks-taiwanese-suppliers-move-production-abroad-geopolitical-risks
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#SpaceX has requested multiple #satellite component manufacturers to produce outside #Taiwan 🇹🇼 because of geopolitical risks https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3285352/spacex-asks-taiwanese-suppliers-move-production-abroad-geopolitical-risks
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🇺🇸 #America’s course in #SpaceExploration has often veered after an #election with a new #president wanting to put a personal stamp on NASA — or trim the pipe dreams of the outgoing president. The U-turns have wasted money 💰 on canceled programs and left #NASA in limbo https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/30/science/kamala-harris-space-nasa-moon.html
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🇺🇸 #America’s course in #SpaceExploration has often veered after an #election with a new #president wanting to put a personal stamp on NASA — or trim the pipe dreams of the outgoing president. The U-turns have wasted money 💰 on canceled programs and left #NASA in limbo https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/30/science/kamala-harris-space-nasa-moon.html
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🇺🇸 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
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🇺🇸 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
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#Newsom indicated he broadly agreed with the lawsuit and that the independent agency should have confined its debate to the merits of the permit rather than engage in a discussion of #Musk’s political activities. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/18/elon-newsom-musk-california-spacex-00184408
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#Newsom indicated he broadly agreed with the lawsuit and that the independent agency should have confined its debate to the merits of the permit rather than engage in a discussion of #Musk’s political activities. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/18/elon-newsom-musk-california-spacex-00184408
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#SpaceX has sued a #California commission in federal court, accusing panel members of #political bias in blocking the space venture company from increasing 📈 the number of rockets it launches from a U.S. air base in the state. The commission on Wednesday declined to comment. https://www.reuters.com/legal/musks-spacex-sues-california-panel-alleges-political-bias-over-rocket-launches-2024-10-16/
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#SpaceX has sued a #California commission in federal court, accusing panel members of #political bias in blocking the space venture company from increasing 📈 the number of rockets it launches from a U.S. air base in the state. The commission on Wednesday declined to comment. https://www.reuters.com/legal/musks-spacex-sues-california-panel-alleges-political-bias-over-rocket-launches-2024-10-16/
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#SpaceForce officials don’t have to obtain a permit or permission from the #California Coastal Commission for rocket launches; they only need to reach an agreement to mitigate the effects.
But commissioners in recent months have questioned whether #SpaceX launches, which carry private #Starlink equipment on up to 87% of their flights, should be considered private activity. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-10-11/la-me-spacex-coastal-commission
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#SpaceForce officials don’t have to obtain a permit or permission from the #California Coastal Commission for rocket launches; they only need to reach an agreement to mitigate the effects.
But commissioners in recent months have questioned whether #SpaceX launches, which carry private #Starlink equipment on up to 87% of their flights, should be considered private activity. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-10-11/la-me-spacex-coastal-commission
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"You are going to have not only a way station for astronauts, you are going to have an ability to do science around the year, even when astronauts are not on the Gateway. And if you want a more detailed answer than that, we'll get you the scientists and talk about the science."
That's the administrator of #NASA, with advance notice, explaining the rationale for the #Gateway https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/10/heres-how-to-revive-nasas-artemis-moon-program-with-three-simple-tricks/
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"You are going to have not only a way station for astronauts, you are going to have an ability to do science around the year, even when astronauts are not on the Gateway. And if you want a more detailed answer than that, we'll get you the scientists and talk about the science."
That's the administrator of #NASA, with advance notice, explaining the rationale for the #Gateway https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/10/heres-how-to-revive-nasas-artemis-moon-program-with-three-simple-tricks/
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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
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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
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#SpaceX proposed revisions including adding a new launch control room at Hangar X and removing the T-2 hour readiness poll from its procedures. Although SpaceX alleged that the necessary paperwork 📄 for these two revisions was filed with the #FAA as required, neither was approved by the FAA in time ⏳ for the launches. SpaceX performed them anyway 🚀 https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/elon-musk-spacex-sues-faa
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#SpaceX proposed revisions including adding a new launch control room at Hangar X and removing the T-2 hour readiness poll from its procedures. Although SpaceX alleged that the necessary paperwork 📄 for these two revisions was filed with the #FAA as required, neither was approved by the FAA in time ⏳ for the launches. SpaceX performed them anyway 🚀 https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/elon-musk-spacex-sues-faa
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What’s the cost of a good suit🕴️ these days? At #NASA, apparently, it’s about $500 million. Influential legislators have shown great skill in keeping the agency’s programs funded 💰. The downside to this approach is that it tends to erode accountability, inflate 📈 costs and prolong programs that have little #scientific justification. #America’s space entrepreneurs have seemed frustrated with NASA’s #bureaucratic pace. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-08-13/a-500-million-spacesuit-welcome-to-nasa-contracting
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What’s the cost of a good suit🕴️ these days? At #NASA, apparently, it’s about $500 million. Influential legislators have shown great skill in keeping the agency’s programs funded 💰. The downside to this approach is that it tends to erode accountability, inflate 📈 costs and prolong programs that have little #scientific justification. #America’s space entrepreneurs have seemed frustrated with NASA’s #bureaucratic pace. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-08-13/a-500-million-spacesuit-welcome-to-nasa-contracting
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“Unfortunately, we continue to be stuck in a reality where it takes longer to do the government #paperwork to license a rocket launch than it does to design and build the actual hardware...the licensing process has been repeatedly derailed by issues ranging from the frivolous to the patently #absurd”. The launch license for #Starship won’t be awarded until late 📆 November. https://www.astronomy.com/space-exploration/spacex-takes-aim-at-faa-after-latest-starship-launch-delay
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“Unfortunately, we continue to be stuck in a reality where it takes longer to do the government #paperwork to license a rocket launch than it does to design and build the actual hardware...the licensing process has been repeatedly derailed by issues ranging from the frivolous to the patently #absurd”. The launch license for #Starship won’t be awarded until late 📆 November. https://www.astronomy.com/space-exploration/spacex-takes-aim-at-faa-after-latest-starship-launch-delay
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🇮🇳 #India's #SpaceAgency expects a 20%-30% increase 📈 in its budget (currently $1.55 billion 💵) in the coming years. Their rocket launch 🚀 prices are on a par with #SpaceX's. #NASA's approved budget stands at $25 billion 💰. The Indian government estimates its share of the market is currently just $8 billion, but it is aiming to increase 📈 that to $44 billion over the next decade https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-space-agency-chief-sees-higher-funding-2024-08-27
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🇮🇳 #India's #SpaceAgency expects a 20%-30% increase 📈 in its budget (currently $1.55 billion 💵) in the coming years. Their rocket launch 🚀 prices are on a par with #SpaceX's. #NASA's approved budget stands at $25 billion 💰. The Indian government estimates its share of the market is currently just $8 billion, but it is aiming to increase 📈 that to $44 billion over the next decade https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-space-agency-chief-sees-higher-funding-2024-08-27
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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
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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
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#France 🇫🇷 and #Germany 🇩🇪 fund the majority of the Ariane 6 rocket's development costs. So, by rule, most of the design and manufacturing of the #Ariane6 rocket must take place in those nations. This strangles #competition among subcontractors and suppliers. https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/europe-seeks-to-emulate-nasas-revolutionary-commercial-cargo-program/2/
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Bill Nelson claimed in his opening statement to have always supported commercial space. Nelson was not always as enthusiastic about commercial #spaceflight. In 2010 the then-senator proposed zeroing 0️⃣ out the commercial crew program https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/550148-bill-nelson-is-a-born-again-supporter-of-commercial-space-at-nasa/