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EU launches government satcom program in sovereignty push

by benkan on 2/2/2026, 8:59:40 AM

https://spacenews.com/eu-launches-government-satcom-program-in-sovereignty-push/

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by: wongarsu

From the headline I expected some kinds of new communication satellites. But instead this is &quot;just&quot; a marketplace where government entities can purchase services. The satellites were already in orbit and already &quot;EU sovereign&quot;, this is about making it easier to use them and centralizing capacity planning<p>In a way this is the dry run for when IRIS² starts service in another four years or so, the European Starshield equivalent

2/2/2026, 10:41:57 AM


by: metalman

The modern versions of empire are showing off all of deviant proclivities of our species. Humanity must find a way to move forward with individual soveriegnty, for which privacy, education, and financial freedom are keys, or live with the horrors of insane people continiously gaining controll of state&#x2F;empire aparatus and turning it to cults of genocide.

2/2/2026, 12:32:00 PM


by: derelicta

Too little too late, but one can still appreciate the initiative.

2/2/2026, 10:06:45 AM