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Oct 2026
World
World
Europe has fallen so far behind in the modern space race it may never catch up, FT says
Europe has fallen so far behind in the modern space race that it is unlikely to ever catch up, writes the Financial Times. The restrictions on Starlink's operations in Ukraine have shown that Europe will be forced to try to catch up with the US at least in the field of satellite communications. The situation is complicated by the fact that different countries and defence contractors within Europe have varying capabilities.