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It's not that Europe has never developed the tech... the UK developed and launched an orbital rocket in the 60s/70s but it had to be shipped to Australia to be
by HyprMusic 1y ago
It's not that Europe has never developed the tech... the UK developed and launched an orbital rocket in the 60s/70s but it had to be shipped to Australia to be launched. I can't remember the specifics but I recall reading that Europe just isn't a geographically optimal place to launch rockets.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Arrow https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Arrow
- facile3232 1y agoIt's more than suitable if you don't care where the debris lands.
- lupusreal 1y agoLike China.
- qwytw 1y ago> has never developed the tech Well... an European company controlled > 50% of the commercial orbital launch market back in the late 80s and 80s. That might have been tricky to achieve without developing the tech first.