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Bloomberg
• Alan Crawford
Europe’s rocket shortage weakens its satellite ambitions as space powers accelerate weaponizable capabilities
Europe is falling behind the US, China and Russia as demand for sovereign, militarily relevant space capacity grows—while a reported shortage of launch vehicles constrains Europe’s ability to deploy and sustain satellites and associated inspection systems. The coverage also frames the push for a “Musk-free” route to space as an industrial and strategic necessity.
