• luckystarr@feddit.de
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      1 year ago

      It’s not a race. It’s a jobs program which provides thought essential services to the governments. Just that nowadays, what is considered essential has been expanded.

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        Arianespace had lots of international customers, not just domestic government. Presumably that’s all gone to SpaceX now, but that’s a new development. Arianespace used to be competitive.

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          What I wanted to say is, even if they were to never again be competitive, they won’t get dropped by the governments. They are a strategic resource of the European Union.