LA PLATA, Maryland — Six European startup companies — five building small launchers and one developing orbital cargo vehicles — petitioned European government authorities to increase the financial envelope of the coming European Launcher Challenge (ELC) and make payments tied to measurable milestone achievements, “not promises.”
They also asked that the 23-nation European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Union’s executive Commission open ELC to allow launches from non-EU nations including Norway and the United Kingdom. Both nations are building commercial spaceports and have attracted support from . . .
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