Europe’s space industry: Elon Musk 2.0 is a clear opportunity for us to confront the threat from Musk 1.0

by Peter B. de Selding

PARIS — The Elon Musk of 2025 has become a golden opportunity for Europe’s space sector to counter the threat posed by Musk’s earlier incarnation as the creator of SpaceX and Starlink, European industry officials said.

These officials — satellite operators, satellite manufacturers and launch-service providers — can hardly believe their good fortune: Whatever gods may be that brought Musk to torture them for the past decade has now delivered a New Coke version.

“In the world now there are only two broadband [LEO] constellations . . .

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