RomeAvio’s CEO says SpaceX has “gone captive.”
A slipped launch date can strand an already-built, depreciating satellite for a year.
SpaceX now flies a rising share of its own Starlink satellites, competing with outside customers for its own launch slots.
Avio may need to double its Vega C rate, needing new ESA funding.
How each outlet framed it
- European Spaceflight
- documents how SpaceX's shift from price dumping to capacity scarcity is benefiting competitors like Avio
Sources: European Spaceflight