Arhanghelul Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 (edited) It looks like there is a competition between USA and ESA for new satellites or a continuity of programs. Maybe even some cooperation, now when they have money problems. http://www.spacenews.com/article/civil-space/40841nasa-official-a-landsat-8-clone-would-cost-more-than-650-million About the Copernicus program of ESA, it might have some problems because of the Airbus company ( money interests, again ): http://www.spacenews.com/article/civil-space/40817airbus-seeks-new-terms-on-data-relay-contract-with-esa Edited June 10, 2014 by Arhanghelul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 waow Landsat 9, that's the risk if government partner with commercial company, the company itself has to make sure that their money is save Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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