Sunshine (she/her)@piefed.social to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 3 months agoAfter a very slow start, Europe’s reusable rocket program shows signs of lifearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1138arrow-down11 cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1137arrow-down1external-linkAfter a very slow start, Europe’s reusable rocket program shows signs of lifearstechnica.comSunshine (she/her)@piefed.social to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square13fedilink cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareWhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·3 months agoIf the EU is smart they’ll be poaching as many SpaceX engineers, and US aerospace grads as possible. Brain drain the fascists.
minus-squaretheBronzeShoe@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoUnfortunately, Europe has plenty of brains. But funding for aerospace projects is scarce in comparison to the US, both from a state as well as private perspective. All this will do is slow down the US, and not necessarily speed up Europe.
If the EU is smart they’ll be poaching as many SpaceX engineers, and US aerospace grads as possible.
Brain drain the fascists.
Unfortunately, Europe has plenty of brains. But funding for aerospace projects is scarce in comparison to the US, both from a state as well as private perspective. All this will do is slow down the US, and not necessarily speed up Europe.