SpaceX launches every 3 to 4 days. There has been no shortage of F9 for a long time. Also, the majority of SpaceX’s launches are for Starlink, not US’s governme

SpaceX launches every 3 to 4 days. There has been no shortage of F9 for a long time. Also, the majority of SpaceX’s launches are for Starlink, not US’s government. SpaceX would gladly bump those launches for paying customers. The Euclid mission that occurred last week was only booked in December 2022, extremely short lead time for a commercial launch. Independent space launch capability isn’t an issue. Clinging to obsolete technologies is. Ariane 6 was still on the drawing board when F9 landed for the 1st time. Since then F9 has landed consecutively - yes landing - more times than consecutive launches of any other rockets. Almost twice the number for Ariane 5. All occurred in the last 7 years, compare to 30 years for Ariane 5. Yet Europe refuse to revise the design. Now they are looking at a design that wouldn’t be competitive with F9, a decade later.