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> Point four applies to the US and EU: While Ariane Space is private, the money comes from the EU and the partner countries (mainly Germany and France). Enginee
by awesomeMilou 3y ago
> Point four applies to the US and EU: While Ariane Space is private, the money comes from the EU and the partner countries (mainly Germany and France). Engineers did not design Ariane 6; it was created by politicians who squabbled about where which part would be developed and manufactured. There were two competing plans, one driven by Germany and one by France, based on which country would benefit more. I'm unsure about ULA, but at least SLS had the same problem.
This isn't surprising, considering that Ariane Space is fullfilling the role that NASA internal rocket development has in the US.
What Europe lacks is an investment culture, both from governments and private investors. Sums it up pretty much.
- snowpid 3y ago" What Europe lacks is an investment culture, both from governments and private investors. Sums it up pretty much. " True though the German goverment invests more into rocket startup to get Private Space working.
- eastbound 3y agoEurope has way too much investment culture from governments. All of my friends are creating startups with no decent go-to-market plan, but with 2 PhDs (as required to get BPI funds), a few keywords like “eco-blockchain in the AI cloud”, and BPI funds. It’s a waste, and they spend years on public funds. It also hikes the developer salaries, so there are no developers left for companies who are making real-world products.
- arianeprivate 3y agoI am not sure which program you are referring to, but I know of "EXIST," which is essentially funding for a team of four graduates, one of which has to be business-focused. The explicit goal is to use that time to write a business plan and find investors. That, at least, is a good program, in my opinion.