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It would have been rational for Europe to spend money on SpaceX. Ariane 6 is 50% pricier per launch. It is not just late to the party but wildly uncompetitive.

It would have been rational for Europe to spend money on SpaceX. Ariane 6 is 50% pricier per launch. It is not just late to the party but wildly uncompetitive. I don’t think anyone was demanding that Europe “give their money to Elon”, but it would be a rational thing to expect European launches to use the lowest cost provider.

simion314 2y ago
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orwin 2y ago
And 60% pricier than Soyuz. What's the big difference between Putin and Musk nowadays? Because if I had to choose the cheapest option, why wouldn't I go with the actually cheapest?