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6/18/2025, 4:59:14 PM
https://europeanspaceflight.com/arianespace-and-avio-call-for-enforced-european-launcher-preference/
>In a joint statement published on 16 June, Arianespace and Avio have called for European missions to be launched aboard European rockets.
>The pair argue that Europe risks falling behind not due to a lack of technical capability, but because of structural market weaknesses. While Ariane 6 and Vega-C have demonstrated competitiveness and reliability, they caution that this progress is fragile in the absence of guaranteed long-term demand.
>The timing of this statement is not arbitrary. It comes as Europe approaches two decisive moments: the upcoming ESA Ministerial-Level Council meeting and the adoption of the European Union’s Multiannual Financial Framework for the 2028–2034 period. As a result, the statement argues, this is the ideal and potentially last opportunity to “permanently embed the principle of European preference” at the core of the continent’s space policy.
>In a joint statement published on 16 June, Arianespace and Avio have called for European missions to be launched aboard European rockets.
>The pair argue that Europe risks falling behind not due to a lack of technical capability, but because of structural market weaknesses. While Ariane 6 and Vega-C have demonstrated competitiveness and reliability, they caution that this progress is fragile in the absence of guaranteed long-term demand.
>The timing of this statement is not arbitrary. It comes as Europe approaches two decisive moments: the upcoming ESA Ministerial-Level Council meeting and the adoption of the European Union’s Multiannual Financial Framework for the 2028–2034 period. As a result, the statement argues, this is the ideal and potentially last opportunity to “permanently embed the principle of European preference” at the core of the continent’s space policy.
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