Move over, Starlink—Europe’s aerospace heavyweights are plotting a cosmic comeback! Airbus, Thales, and Leonardo are in advanced talks to form a new satellite venture codenamed 'Project Bromo' (yes, like the volcano 🌋), aiming to shake up the space race dominated by Elon Musk’s mega-constellations.
The standalone company, modeled after missile-maker MBDA, would combine resources to tackle the booming market for low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. Think: smaller, cheaper tech to rival Starlink’s internet dominance. 🚀 'That’s the one; it’s hard it can be anything else,' Leonardo CEO Roberto Cingolani told Reuters, hinting at the MBDA-inspired structure.
Why now? Europe’s traditional focus on high-cost geostationary satellites has left it scrambling as SpaceX floods LEO with tiny, affordable alternatives. 📡 Cingolani predicts satellites will drive 75% of the space economy—a pie Europe’s eager to reclaim.
While details are still 🧩 #UnderWraps, insiders say the project could take years but signals a bold shift toward collaboration in a sector long plagued by losses. Will this be Europe’s 'one giant leap' toward space sovereignty? Stay tuned! 👀
