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Share with friends and circles of friends with wechat scanning QR code < / P > < p > on December 8, French finance minister Bruno le Maire announced on Monday local time that he would develop reusable rockets in a shorter time, so as to compete more effectively with SpaceX < p > < / P > < p > "Europe will have the opportunity to use reusable launchers for the first time," Lemel said. "In other words, we will have our SpaceX, we will have our Falcon 9 rocket. We will make up for the wrong choice we made 10 years ago." < / P > < p > the new plan requires Ariane group, a large French based Rocket Company, to develop a small launch vehicle called ma ï a by 2026. This is four years ahead of the European Space Agency's previous plan to develop a larger reusable rocket < p > at present, there are few technical details about Ma ï a rocket, but it will be equipped with Prometheus rocket engine, and the load capacity of the rocket to low earth orbit is 1 ton. The engine fuel is methane and liquid oxygen. At present, it is still in the initial stage of development. The thrust is equivalent to a single Merlin 1D rocket engine that provides power for SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. However, there are nine engines on Falcon 9 rocket. Considering the rocket recovery, the load capacity of Falcon 9 rocket is more than 15 times that of Ma ï a rocket < p > France, Germany and Italy seem to have been struggling with aerospace work and related funds. Normally, ESA prioritizes rocket development and allocates funds to Ariana group, a contractor with facilities in France and Germany, and Avio, headquartered in Italy (Avio). < / P > < p > this time, the French government mentioned that it would fund the development of Ma ï a rocket. As early as October this year, French President macron said that France would invest 30 billion euros to promote industrial innovation, of which about 1.5 billion euros would be used for space enterprises. < / P > < p > Europe realized that its rocket launch industry has lagged behind SpaceX and other competitors. Ariana group should cope with market competition One way is to announce layoffs in September last year to reduce operating costs. The French government believes that Ariana group's engine development base in Vernon, France, is particularly affected by layoffs. < / P > < p > Lemel's statement attempts to solve this problem. The development of Prometheus rocket engine is being carried out in Vernon, and Ma ï a rocket will also be developed and manufactured locally Mayer said on Monday that there are about 800 jobs at Ariana's propulsion system base in Vernon. He said that by 2025, the number will be close to 1000. < / P > < p > these statements highlight that the main goal of European governments seems not to develop a highly competitive rocket, but to ensure that there are more high paid space jobs in their own countries. < / P > < p > Various start-ups < / P > < p > in the past five years, Germany, Italy and the UK have been cultivating small launch companies. Many of them have developed low earth orbit rockets with a load capacity of hundreds of kilograms. < / P > < p > these enterprises include German ISAR aerospace, Augsburg fire and arrow factory, hyimpulse, PLD space in Spain, orbex and skyrora in the UK Companies. They operate more like commercial aerospace enterprises in the United States. They mainly rely on private funds to develop rocket technology and plan to compete for commercial contracts for launching small satellites. < / P > < p > France is basically excluded from the commercial launch market of this new star. Although Ariana group, headquartered in Paris, France, may not mind losing the small rocket launch market, France May be very worried about losing its leading position in Europe. < / P > < p > now France has given Ariane a big contract to develop Ma ï a rocket, which is also a way to nip the competition of other European countries in the bud. Now providing funds to Ariane is a bit like NASA's choice to fund the joint launch Alliance (ULA) 15 years ago Build reusable rockets. If you really do that, it will have a serious impact on the development of SpaceX. < / P > < p > at the same time, France is also interested in developing a new local commercial launch market. French aerospace journalist Vincent lamigeon said that France plans to soon call for reusable micro launch projects smaller than Ma ï a rockets. The start-up company, French orbital systems French venture orbital systems and Strato space systems are expected to compete, and the French space agency will provide technical support to the winner and sign a launch contract. < / P > < p > lamigeon said: "this is obviously inspired by the United States." < / P > < p > France's new plan also involves the development of Ariane 6 rocket in cooperation with Germany and Italy. This rocket will launch medium and heavy launch missions such as scientific satellites and other payloads for Europe, and compete for geosynchronous satellite commercial launch projects all over the world. However, in terms of small launchers and cultivating Aerospace commercial market, every country in Europe seems to be taking a lead Its own way. < / P > < p > but is France's new plan enough to compete with SpaceX? The answer is likely to be "no" By 2026, SpaceX may launch starships at a cost lower than Ma ï A. < / P > < p > after all, SpaceX has been ahead of Europe for 10 years in the development of reusable rockets, and the first Falcon 9 rocket booster was successfully recovered six years ago. Moreover, SpaceX's focus is not to maximize jobs, but in the process of pursuing lower launch costs Reduce the number of jobs. (Chenchen) < / P > < p >

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