The executives of Arianespace are some of the most embarrassing bunch in Europe. While RFA and Isar Aerospace are years from fielding anything equivalent to a medium or heavy lift rocket, they are at least trying to catch up and create a market that has been left fallow by the likes of Bowles and his cohort.
I can't disagree, but I do think those executives reflect their customers and the low expectations levied by them. We see the same with some of the U.S. companies. They both get in a "groove" with each not straying from an established contract formula.
The executives of Arianespace are some of the most embarrassing bunch in Europe. While RFA and Isar Aerospace are years from fielding anything equivalent to a medium or heavy lift rocket, they are at least trying to catch up and create a market that has been left fallow by the likes of Bowles and his cohort.
I can't disagree, but I do think those executives reflect their customers and the low expectations levied by them. We see the same with some of the U.S. companies. They both get in a "groove" with each not straying from an established contract formula.
Which is why I'm so happy for companies like Payload, RFA or Isar Aerospace. The European launch market is overripe for disruption.