The EU Is Developing an Alternative to Starlink: when It Plans to Launch the First Satellites
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Hi is Sarah, what does it say? Since yesterday, Paris hosts the International Summit on Space. A summit in which it is a question of sovereignty. The project of the European constellation of satellites, "IRIS2", to limit dependence on American technology, has been strengthened. But this project will also considerably increase the number of satellites in the atmosphere, with an increased risk of pollution of space...
Paris, 10 Sep (EFE).- The president of Hispasat and first Spanish astronaut, Pedro Duque, warned of the risks posed by the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and called for a regulation capable of preventing the most advanced systems from acting against the interests of people. In an interview with EFE and [...] La entrada Pedro Duque: Europe needs IRIS2 satellite network to reduce dependency on Starlink was first published in HolaNews.
Eurocom Andrews Kubilius reported on the development of a satellite system, which will become the European Starlink analog, and the launch of the first spacecraft is scheduled for 2029.
Elon Musk currently calls the shots in space with Starlink, but if Europe has its way, that is about to change. By launching its own network of satellites into space, Europe aims to be less dependent on Musk's satellite connections. And a significant part of this European alternative will soon come right from Belgium.
At the Paris Space Summit, the head of the European Commission of Ursula von der Lien announced that the IRIS2 programme had been expanded to more than 350 satellites and the first launches were scheduled for 2029.
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