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ESA finally has a commercial launch strategy, but will member states pay?

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The European Space Agency is inviting proposals to inject competition into the European launch market.

The European Launcher Challenge is modeled on NASA 's use of commercial contracting methods.

ESA and other European institutions currently have one European provider, Arianespace, to award launch contracts for the continent's scientific, Earth observation, navigation, and military satellites.

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