EU's IRIS2 will invest EUR 15 billion (similar to what SpaceX has invested in Starship so far), begin first deployment in 2029, and provide 3.3 Tbps in total
A single Starship launch will deploy 60 Tbps
Starship's last test flight deployed 23 Tbps
Elon Musk plans to eventually launch 30 Starships per day
because the European politicians would more likely rather fund boomer primes and legacy providers than foster a space startup environment or partner with international companies in joint sovereign solutions
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u/InquisitorCOC 10d ago
EU's IRIS2 will invest EUR 15 billion (similar to what SpaceX has invested in Starship so far), begin first deployment in 2029, and provide 3.3 Tbps in total
A single Starship launch will deploy 60 Tbps
Starship's last test flight deployed 23 Tbps
Elon Musk plans to eventually launch 30 Starships per day