2023-06-18 09:11:06
This is embarrassing because the European Union has put itself in working order to put a new constellation of IRIS2 satellites into orbit. Its objective is to compete with Starlink, the satellite Internet access service launched by Elon Musk. “Initially Iris2 was to be able to provide its first services from 2024, I remain optimistic, this lack of a launcher is an accident, it should not call into question the planning of IRIS2, assures the MEP. By then Ariane 6 should already be in service”. Except that the order book for the future European launcher is already well filled, assures Arianespace… To meet the deadlines, it will be necessary to make room in future flight plans. “It is especially for all the satellites that the Europeans were to launch by next year that there will be a real problem” recognizes Christophe Grudler. So fShould we conclude that Europe does not really have the means to match its ambitions? “The most important thing is that today there is a real awareness of the importance of European strategic autonomy in space, explains the elected Renew. We must learn the lesson of the Internet giants. By leaving the technological initiative to them, we have placed ourselves under their dependence. If we want to keep our power in hand in the technologies of tomorrow, Europe must become a real space power“.
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