Europe Reluctantly Chooses SpaceX to Launch Its GPS Satellites::Elon Musk’s SpaceX is set to undertake its first launch of European satellites equipped with classified technology, specifically for the Galileo system.

    • Marius@lemmy.mariusdavid.fr
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      1 year ago

      Ariane 6 service start got late. Not Ariane 5 decommisionning. So they end with no Ariane launcher for some time.

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        That’s some poor planning. Am not sure how big the satellites are, but ESA does have smaller rockets. Also JAXA is there, as well as some others. Kind of surprised they went with SpaceX.