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You're missing the point that SpaceX development is (heavily) publicly subsidized.
by LizPa 2y ago
You're missing the point that SpaceX development is (heavily) publicly subsidized.
- JumpCrisscross 2y agoI’m really not. Subsidies aren’t the problem. An uncompetitive rocket is. Ariane 6’s per launch costs are multiples SpaceX’s. Nothing Arianespace makes is competitive without operating—not development—subsidies. As long as Europe is dependant on Arianespace, it’s less serious about space as a place than as a job description. And its companies will continue being reliant on foreign launch providers.