The juxtaposition of ESA's record budget with Trump's fee-based SSA model really underscores the fundamental tension between public good approaches and market-driven space services. Europe's reliance on US data for situational awareness is kinda wild given how much money is now flowing into these programs. I've noticed this pattern where institutions pledge massive funding but the industrial capacity constraints get hand-waved away until delivery deadlines hit.
The juxtaposition of ESA's record budget with Trump's fee-based SSA model really underscores the fundamental tension between public good approaches and market-driven space services. Europe's reliance on US data for situational awareness is kinda wild given how much money is now flowing into these programs. I've noticed this pattern where institutions pledge massive funding but the industrial capacity constraints get hand-waved away until delivery deadlines hit.
this is a fair point, I think it fits in in the general framework of Europe being not competitivity-driven, but more status-quo driven..