{"id":626332,"date":"2024-07-02T10:00:39","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T07:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ariane-6-will-restore-independent-european-access-to-space-heres-what-that-means-2\/"},"modified":"2024-07-02T10:00:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T07:00:39","slug":"ariane-6-will-restore-independent-european-access-to-space-heres-what-that-means-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ariane-6-will-restore-independent-european-access-to-space-heres-what-that-means-2\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ariane 6 will restore independent European access to space. Here\u2019s what that means"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40fc5c63597\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40fc5c63597\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ariane-6-will-restore-independent-european-access-to-space-heres-what-that-means-2\/#A_European_launch_legacy\" >A European launch legacy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ariane-6-will-restore-independent-european-access-to-space-heres-what-that-means-2\/#Cutting_launch_costs\" >Cutting launch costs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ariane-6-will-restore-independent-european-access-to-space-heres-what-that-means-2\/#Fostering_commercial_competitiveness_in_space\" >Fostering commercial competitiveness in space<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As far back as December 2013, the European Council called for the member states of the European Union to develop their defence capabilities and so enhance the \u201cstrategic autonomy\u201d of the EU. Since then, the idea that the term encapsulates has come up time and again.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2016, it was made part of the EU\u2019s Global Strategy doctrine. It was promoted again in late 2020, championed in particular by France. And it was the thread that ran through Ursula von der Leyen\u2019s State of the European Union speech of 2023. \u201cVon der Leyen\u2019s EU aims to make itself resilient in the face of external challenges, to solidify its borders, and to ensure support for the economy,\u201d said Frances G. Burwell, a distinguished fellow at the Atlantic Council\u2019s Europe Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And yet, when it comes to space, an increasingly vital area of the world economy, with important <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lications in sustainability, navigation, and defence, Europe still relies heavily on the United States. Though Europe, owing to its long tradition of scientific investigation and free inquiry, as well as its spirit of innovation and immense cultural diversity, is a world-leader in many areas of space <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>, it does not have a satellite launch capacity that is anything like as mature as that of the US.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consequently European commercial satellite operators depend on US launch services from companies like Elon Musk\u2019s SpaceX to get their hardware into space. Even the strategically important Galileo navigation satellites \u2014 Europe\u2019s answer to the US Global Positioning System (GPS) \u2014 were dispatched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_European_launch_legacy\"><\/span>A European launch legacy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper latest channel-cta hs-embed-tnw\">\n<div id=\"hs-embed-tnw\" class=\"channel-cta-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"channel-cta-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/events.tnw\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/events.tnw\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"channel-cta-input\">\n<p class=\"channel-cta-title\">The &lt;3 of EU tech<\/p>\n<p class=\"channel-cta-tagline\">The latest rumblings from the EU tech scene, a story from our wise ol&#8217; founder Boris, and some questionable AI art. It&#8217;s free, every week, in your inbox. Sign up now!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Later this year, the European Space Agency\u2019s (ESA) scientific Hera probe, which will study the Didymos binary asteroid system, will be launched on another Falcon 9. Given the absolutely vital role of space in world affairs, European dreams of strategic autonomy look some way away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But Europe does have a launch system of its own, and one of them is the Ariane 6, which is due to take off on July 9. And this matters, because it is a step towards European independence in respect of satellite launches. Ariane 6 has been designed to be more cost-effective than its predecessor, Ariane 5 \u2014 the stated aim of Ariane in 2015 was to halve the cost \u2014 and to be capable of delivering a diversity of payload types to a variety of orbits, making it suitable for a diverse range of missions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s hoped that Ariane can support key European space missions, such as Galileo and Copernicus, the Earth observation programme. Reliable, cost-effective launches are crucial not just for deploying new satellites but maintaining existing ones. It\u2019s no surprise, then, that ESA Director <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Josef Aschbacher described getting Ariane 6 to launch as \u201cof highest priority for ESA.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cutting_launch_costs\"><\/span>Cutting launch costs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ariane 6 and future European launchers are absolutely necessary. There are some European satellites that will never be launched if they aren\u2019t strapped to something European. For that reason alone, it\u2019s important that Europe continues to invest in its launch capabilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ariane 6 is no white elephant: it is much more than a symbol. But the reality is that despite its lower cost compared to the previous model in its <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>, and despite its necessity, Ariane 6 is still very expensive compared to, say, a Falcon 9 or a launcher provided by SpaceX. No government, national or regional, has bottomless time or cash.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So what\u2019s the next move? One solution, which has been mooted by Aschbacher, is to adjust the ESA\u2019s policy of \u201cgeopolitical return,\u201d according to which each member state is, in the form of industrial contacts, currently repaid the equivalent amount of any investment contribution. If Italy invests \u00a350, it gets \u00a350 back. If Ireland gives \u00a3100, it gets \u00a3100 back.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This can create overheads and harm productive competition. Since at least the 1990s in the United States, in contrast, NASA and the Space Development Agency have put their faith not just in the private sector but in competition, stating what they want and encouraging companies across the board to duke it out for the contract.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Pentagon stated its aim, through the Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve (CASR) programme, to integrate private sector technology into military operations, covering both training exercises and real-world scenarios. The primary objective is to ensure that, in the event of a conflict, essential satellite-based capabilities \u2014 such as communications, navigation, surveillance, and missile detection \u2014 will be maintained and improved by private enterprises with surplus capacity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fostering_commercial_competitiveness_in_space\"><\/span>Fostering commercial competitiveness in space<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Competition burns off inefficiencies and brings down costs. So though the launch of Ariane 6 is a step forward for European space, and a step towards strategic autonomy, fostering a more competitive commercial environment \u2014 one in which space tech companies could jostle for contracts \u2014 would accelerate the continent\u2019s progress towards the geopolitical independence that has eluded it ever since it was first discussed as a stated goal of the EU in 2013.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With space becoming the spine of the global economy, and a vital part of national and regional security (made plain by the creation of the Space Force arm of the US military in 2019), it\u2019s crucial that Europe looks to create conditions in which its enormous space tech talent can be harnessed to its full potential.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Morizur is the founder and CEO of Cailabs and a Forbes 30 Under 30 honouree in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a> &amp; Healthcare. Prior to founding Cailabs in 2013, he was Senior Associate at Boston Consulting Group and is co-inventor of Cailabs\u2019s groundbreaking Multi-Plane Light Conversion technology.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Bogdan Gogulan has 20 years of experience in finance, product, and business development. Before starting <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NewS<\/a>pace Capital, he served as VP of international operations and business development for AT Communication (Switzerland), Defendec (Baltics), and Katmerciler (Turkey), managing projects for security and defence agencies in the Middle East and Central Asia. Prior to that, Bogdan worked for American Express (USA, UK) and Deutsche Bank (UK).<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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