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6/19/2025, 9:52:19 PM
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Europe barely has a space industry to begin with since in order to have a space agency you need ample range for testing rockets as well as a launchpad at somewhat lower latitudes, the closer to the equator the better (in order to maximize available delta). Europe technically has French Guiana, but that's still an ocean away and does not provide practical launch infrastructure. The United States has the largest rocket testing range on Earth (The Pacific Missile Range Facility) and Florida which is somewhat closer to the equator while still being part of the Continental United States (There are launch facilities closer than this such as in Hawaii but they're not part of the continental US) which makes the US uniquely well-equipped for rocket launching and testing. Europe has no comparable testing ranges and far more limited options when it comes to launching areas.
Europe barely has a space industry to begin with since in order to have a space agency you need ample range for testing rockets as well as a launchpad at somewhat lower latitudes, the closer to the equator the better (in order to maximize available delta). Europe technically has French Guiana, but that's still an ocean away and does not provide practical launch infrastructure. The United States has the largest rocket testing range on Earth (The Pacific Missile Range Facility) and Florida which is somewhat closer to the equator while still being part of the Continental United States (There are launch facilities closer than this such as in Hawaii but they're not part of the continental US) which makes the US uniquely well-equipped for rocket launching and testing. Europe has no comparable testing ranges and far more limited options when it comes to launching areas.
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