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They launch from Guiana afaik
French Guiana to be exact, which is a different country
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Private German rocket makes history, reaches orbit from European soil
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Re: Private German rocket makes history, reaches orbit from European soil
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You know.. the things I get flagged for, and then you post stuff like this. I'm not even sure what to make out of that dismissal opener other than that you've apparently didn't like whatever I wrote.
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I'm honestly not sure if this is the right platform then.
And that's coming from me, who is already tiptoeing the letter of the law in pursuit of the spirit of the law.
I don't see you contributing to the space here. Just to yourself and your self-image, maybe. Like.. not even trying.
Re: Private German rocket makes history, reaches orbit from European soil
#43Earlier quoted context omitted.
French Guiana to be exact, which is a different country
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They meant French Guiana is a different country to Guyana... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guianas
Re: Private German rocket makes history, reaches orbit from European soil
#44This is a huge success, but it I think also tells us that the EU is further decoupling itself from the US. Slowly but steadily. Which is obviously the right thing to do, but it's interesting that it's not just a hypothetical anymore.
The EU already had quite a bit of non-EU spaceflight capability, both in terms of rockets and launch sites.
Re: Private German rocket makes history, reaches orbit from European soil
#45This is a huge success, but it I think also tells us that the EU is further decoupling itself from the US. Slowly but steadily. Which is obviously the right thing to do, but it's interesting that it's not just a hypothetical anymore.
The french always had Ariane??
Re: Private German rocket makes history, reaches orbit from European soil
#46This is a huge success, but it I think also tells us that the EU is further decoupling itself from the US. Slowly but steadily. Which is obviously the right thing to do, but it's interesting that it's not just a hypothetical anymore.
I think we are stronger together. European technology has been critical to many important American space missions, and that should continue to be the case.
An ecosystem where we develop things independently is one where everyone loses.
Re: Private German rocket makes history, reaches orbit from European soil
#47This is a huge success, but it I think also tells us that the EU is further decoupling itself from the US. Slowly but steadily. Which is obviously the right thing to do, but it's interesting that it's not just a hypothetical anymore.
The EU already had quite a bit of non-EU spaceflight capability, both in terms of rockets and launch sites.
I think you meant non-US?
Although Ariane's rockets are wildly expensive and uncompetitive compared to SpaceX.
Re: Private German rocket makes history, reaches orbit from European soil
#48Earlier quoted context omitted.
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I'm honestly not sure if this is the right platform then. And that's coming from me, who is already tiptoeing the letter of the law in pursuit of the spirit of the law. I don't see you contributing to the space here. Just to yourself and your self-image, maybe. Like.. not even trying.
Well, if you don’t think it’s the right platform for you there’s no need to post or engage with it. I don’t use traditional social media platforms for example.
> I don't see you contributing to the space here. Just to yourself and your self-image, maybe. Like.. not even trying.
In that same spirit your comment wouldn’t have been contributing either. You don’t like to see comments I guess about people talking about how far behind the EU is as it continues to be eaten alive by American and Chinese industrial policy, and I don’t like comments about “decoupling”.
Re: Private German rocket makes history, reaches orbit from European soil
#49This is a huge success, but it I think also tells us that the EU is further decoupling itself from the US. Slowly but steadily. Which is obviously the right thing to do, but it's interesting that it's not just a hypothetical anymore.
I think we are stronger together. European technology has been critical to many important American space missions, and that should continue to be the case. An ecosystem where we develop things independently is one where everyone loses.
The opinion of american billionaires is driving this.
Re: Private German rocket makes history, reaches orbit from European soil
#50This is a huge success, but it I think also tells us that the EU is further decoupling itself from the US. Slowly but steadily. Which is obviously the right thing to do, but it's interesting that it's not just a hypothetical anymore.
I think we are stronger together. European technology has been critical to many important American space missions, and that should continue to be the case. An ecosystem where we develop things independently is one where everyone loses.
I dont think the EU is stronger when they get bullied and undermined by trump, or whichever american president decides to dust off trump's playbook in the future