Rafael Mentges

Such a great mission that has delivered enough data to expect many more discoveries in the next years or even decades.

The space data center push is even crazier than this. The major backers get the waste heat problem, and the scale problem, but what they are saying is that within five years we'll be able to build solar arrays and radiators in space measured in square kilometers, 1000s of times bigger than ISS.

It gets more amazing when the court seems to suggest, that the problem can be solved simply by the ECB providing documentation of its proportionality assessment, which it actually has already repeatedly done."

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This claim is substantiated by a list of economic effects it ascribes to the PSPP, that are either non-existent, standard effects of monetary policy, or economic problems that simply cannot be ascribed to the ECB's programme.

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According to this distinction monetary policy falls into the ECB's remit and economic policy is supposed to remain solely in the hands of EU member states. The court has decided that the ECB was crossing the line to economic policy.

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"The court's insistence on a balancing of monetary goals and other economic effects is based on an arbitrary distinction between monetary policy and economic policy made in the Treaty of Maastricht.

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A flawed verdict with uncertain consequences The European Central Bank’s primary goal is to maintain price stability, which is defined as an inflation rate of below, but close to 2%.  It has been set up as one of the most independent c...

I have written about one instance of the second point. Where the German court just did not seem to understand monetary policy and wanted to enforce an arbitrary distinction between monetary policy and economic policy.

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I can't read the article but I agree on different levels:

1. Many lawyers only tell you why you can't do something instead of telling you how you can actually achieve your goals.

2. They take a very narrow German approach also to international law.

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When your country is governed by right-wing extremists...

Great overview! Thanks for sharing!

🚀Estos son los 12 países que más contribuyen a la construcción del cohete europeo #Ariane6 de ArianeGroup 🚀

"Rather than 27 member states pursuing their own goals, the EU needs specialised clusters and strategic ecosystem development that links universities, start-ups and investors."
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Europe must be ready when the AI bubble bursts A market correction will give the EU the chance to offer a trust-based alternative to American tech

"the resource-intensive AI platform bubble in which the US dominates cannot last. A market correction will shift attention to alternative models. This will in turn create new opportunities for Europe, which has strengths in applied AI and the chance to build the most trusted AI stack in the world."

The report explicitly characterizes Russia’s current behaviour as hybrid warfare.

As a result, FE judges that Russia is likely to intensify these activities in the coming years.

Russia considers itself to be in a conflict with NATO below the threshold of armed confrontation, and hybrid operations are viewed as the most effective means to undermine Western cohesion without triggering NATO’s Art 5.

The Danish Defence Intelligence Service (FE) assesses that Russia is already conducting an active and escalating hybrid campaign against NATO. This includes sabotage, cyberattacks, GPS interference in the Baltic region, disinformation operations, and the use of intermediaries or proxy actors.

An intelligence-based assessment of the external conditions affecting the security of the Kingdom of Denmark.

They see Russia in a hybrid war against the West/NATO with a growing risk of conventional war if an end to the war in Ukraine frees up enough resources.

www.fe-ddis.dk/globalassets...

Si mon compte est bon, il y a eu le 300è décollage orbital de 2025 aujourd'hui.

C'est la première fois que l'humanité franchit cette frontière, et il y a tout lieu de croire que les chiffres vont encore fortement augmenter dans les années à venir.

While Poland is Europe’s largest defense spender, its domestic industry absorbs only a sliver of that money.

That’s becoming a political problem.

🔗 politi.co/4oLpU9e

Extract from a book: "Fayez said. And then a moment later, "You know what I am, Elvi." "No. No, you're a good man, Fayez." He tilted his head. "I meant that I'm a geologist."

The Expanse has some peak physicist humour

Ok, agreed. Definitely interesting ☺️

Rheinmetall und ICEYE Kooperation Rheinmetall und ICEYE gründen Joint Venture für SAR-Satellitenproduktion in Deutschland. Start der Fertigung ab Q2 2026 geplant.

Helsing and Kongsberg plan to establish a joint venture to produce satellites in Germany.

That makes it the 2nd recent joint venture that wants to produce satellites in Germany with a strong focus on defense.

Already in May, Rheinmetall and Iceye announced a cooperation.

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Isar Aerospace is a German launcher start-up that is currently preparing their second test flight and (fingers crossed) their first orbital flight.

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The corporation also involves Hensoldt and Isar Aerospace.
Hensoldt is a German defense electronics company specializing in sensor technologies for radar, optronics, electronic warfare, and avionics.

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Helsing und Kongsberg wollen in Deutschland Satelliten bauen Das auf Künstliche Inteligenz (KI) spezialisierte deutsche Tech-Unternehmen Helsing und der norwegische Konzern Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace haben heute

This is interesting!

The German Defense AI Start-up Helsing and the Norwegian defense group Kongsberg plan to establish a sovereign satellite constellation for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) for Europe by 2029, including a communications layer.

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That means you think it is within reach?

Wonderful comment below the blog 🙈🙄

On-Orbit Manufatcture, Assembly, and Recycle #OMAR #OOS #ISOS #ISAM

But this study apparently thinks it is possible:

"recycling space debris is within the framework of Europe’s technical capabilities. The recycling of raw materials for space manufacturing seems to be the initial low-hanging fruit and objects with high aluminium content are ideal recycling targets."

Yes, it's old but still interesting because I still don't see recycling in space being possible in the coming years.