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As I understand it, they don't have to ask for regulation since they already are state subsidized and a monopoly in Europe. However, they may have to culturally
by kurthr 8y ago
As I understand it, they don't have to ask for regulation since they already are state subsidized and a monopoly in Europe. However, they may have to culturally justify it to retain that position.
- ffsc 8y agoNot necessarily a monopoly. European states can still launch on other nations rockets. However, Arianespace is pushing for "European First" legislation to keep institutional payloads on domestic launchers.
- greglindahl 8y agoAnd to put this into perspective, SpaceX has launched 1 Spanish government payload and has 2 German payloads on their manifest.