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They do but not to this orbit. The smaller Vega rocket is still putting smaller satellites into orbit. Until the Ariane 6 comes online ESA is outsourcing to spa
by Cody-99 3y ago
They do but not to this orbit. The smaller Vega rocket is still putting smaller satellites into orbit. Until the Ariane 6 comes online ESA is outsourcing to spaceX (which while unfortunate is better than paying the Russians to launch a Soyuz from Guiana).
- huytersd 3y agoThey should go with the Indians too so they don’t put all their eggs in one basket.
- nolongerthere 3y agowhy is using spacex unfortunate?
- Cody-99 3y agoBecause it forces the EU to depend on the US to access space. The main points of the ESA and Galileo GNSS are so Europe doesn't have to depend on the US for access to space.