Faced with Elon Musk, Europe's space industry is looking for a new model – Le Monde

“Hello everyone, my name is Elon Musk. I am the founder of SpaceX. In five years, you will be dead.” In the spring of 2006 in Washington, D.C., the then-35-year-old troublemaker, a novice in the space industry, waltzed his way into the inner circle of the industry’s traditional players gathered at a convention, his mind set on shaking them up.
In his sights were the Europeans and their Ariane rocket, but also the Russians and their Proton launcher. His prediction may not have come true, but 18 […]
Faced with Elon Musk, Europe's space industry is looking for a new model – Le Monde