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🚀 ESA warns of a rocket shortage by 2030. Agency head Josef Aschbacher stated that launch demand will exceed production capabilities. Peak load is expected in 2029–2031. Europe plans to increase Vega-C production to maintain strategic independence. 🌍🛰️ #SpaceNews #ESA #VegaC #Europe

🇪🇺 **Europe approves IRIS² plan: 348 satellites instead of 290** The European Commission has finalized the development of the sovereign satellite constellation. The project has moved to the construction phase. 🚀 🔹 **Scale:** Constellation increased to 348 units. 🔹 **Goal:** Ensuring security for EU, Norway, and Iceland government institutions (protection +60%). 🔹 **Launch:** First satellites in 2029. 🔹 **Status:** The project is positioned not as a commercial competitor to Starlink, but as a tool of state sovereignty.