Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Europe's policy makers want a massive shift to more independent access to space. But how realistic is it to fly European astronauts to the moon exclusively on European hardware?
Let's find out together in this video that was inspired by ESA's "Ready for the moon" conference held in Vienna.

ESA report "Revolution in Space": https://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/corporate/h-lag_brochure.pdf
SUSIE concept analysis: youtube.com/watch?v=V_sOrXaCfKs

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0:00 Going to an ESA conference
1:04 A candid report
2:11 Comparing capabilities of US, China and Europe
3:34 The coming space transportation revolution
5:57 Who will get the trillion Euro space economy pie?
7:28 Independent European moon mission by 2033
9:41 What needs to happen to make ambitions reality?
11:08 Being harsh on Europe's spaceflight industry
12:15 RANT ALERT! No future? Really?
14:15 Europe does not have to remain behind

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