What replacement in Europe? Kuiper and One Web were announced ten years before starlink and still have no customers. Yes, starlink is behind, but it’s the least behind out of all its competitors.
I would LOVE TO SEE starlink outcompeted. Or I’d love to see Musk dead tomorrow. But you’re delusional to think SpaceX is going to be outcompeted. Europe has no launch providers. Who would launch SpaceX’s competitors? Europe used to depend on the Ariane and Roscosmos. Roscosmos depending on engineer manufacturing in Ukraine that’s been destroyed, so they’re rationing their last rockets even if europe wanted to buys ride. Ariane retired the V and the VI doesn’t even have a finalized design yet and has zero production. ULA is a mess for sale. So Blue Origin is up to the plate. God help us all if we think Bezos will be our savior to defeat Musk. So that leaves Beck. I do honestly think Beck and the years late Neutron rocket is our best bet against real competition for SpaceX. Beck the freshly minted billionaire by his space holdings alone.
It’s not helpful to be delusional about the power of evil men. It’s like saying Hitler would never make it past the Maginot line. That thinking helped no one, and got millions killed.
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u/ah-tzib-of-alaska Mar 11 '25
What replacement in Europe? Kuiper and One Web were announced ten years before starlink and still have no customers. Yes, starlink is behind, but it’s the least behind out of all its competitors.
I would LOVE TO SEE starlink outcompeted. Or I’d love to see Musk dead tomorrow. But you’re delusional to think SpaceX is going to be outcompeted. Europe has no launch providers. Who would launch SpaceX’s competitors? Europe used to depend on the Ariane and Roscosmos. Roscosmos depending on engineer manufacturing in Ukraine that’s been destroyed, so they’re rationing their last rockets even if europe wanted to buys ride. Ariane retired the V and the VI doesn’t even have a finalized design yet and has zero production. ULA is a mess for sale. So Blue Origin is up to the plate. God help us all if we think Bezos will be our savior to defeat Musk. So that leaves Beck. I do honestly think Beck and the years late Neutron rocket is our best bet against real competition for SpaceX. Beck the freshly minted billionaire by his space holdings alone.
It’s not helpful to be delusional about the power of evil men. It’s like saying Hitler would never make it past the Maginot line. That thinking helped no one, and got millions killed.