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Europe: wants a stable launch system that isn’t dependent on abusive foreigners with close ties to geopolitical enemies burning tons of venture capital.
Europe: lets people buy launches and values free market competition.
OP: “they must be stupid”
stable launch system that isn’t dependent on abusive foreigners with close ties to geopolitical enemies burning tons of venture capital
They could have done all of this while also upgrading their industry. But instead of investing in reusable launch vehicles from something like MaiaSpace, they chose to develop yet another expendable launch vehicle which is not that different from Ariane 5.