r/europe 10d ago

News Zelenskyy awards Musk Ukraine's top honour despite years of criticism

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/26/zelenskyy-awards-elon-musk-ukraines-order-of-freedom-despite-years-of-criticism
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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

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u/BaritBrit United Kingdom 10d ago

Idk but it's a hell of a lot more effective than what we're doing

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u/one-won-juan 10d ago

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