A week before ESA votes on up to $980 million for 5 launcher startups, unselected companies say they’re alive and kicking

by Peter B. de Selding

LA PLATA, Maryland — A week before European Space Agency (ESA) governments vote on a proposal to provide up to 169 million euros ($184,4 million) each to the five winners of the European Launcher Challenge (ELC) is a good time for European launcher startups to jockey for attention — even if they aren’t among the ELC winners.

The agency’s July selection of five ELC participants — Maia Space of France, Isar Aerospace and Rocket Lab Augsburg (RFA) of Germany, Orbex of Britain and . . .

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