EU-Satellitenkonstellation: Überraschung bei Iris2: Start-up baut Großteil der Satelliten – Rückschlag für Airbus
Mit Aerospacelab setzt sich ein junges Unternehmen aus Belgien gegen den Airbus-Konzern durch. Aber auch ein deutsches Unternehmen kommt beim europäischen Satellitennetzwerk zum Zuge.
Düsseldorf: The European Union has been working on an ambitious Iris2 project for nearly six years, aiming to make Europe independent from Starlink, the satellite network founded by Elon Musk's SpaceX. As the plans now move into a concrete phase, details of the project have been scarce. However, several surprising aspects have come to light, according to insiders familiar with the matter, reported Handelsblatt.
Aerospacelab, a Belgian startup, will construct up to 264 of the 348 satellites under the contract worth at least 1.8 billion euros, marking the first major European space project entrusted to a startup. The entire project costs 15.6 billion euros, nearly 50% more than the estimate from two years ago.
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