M Fnord Wrote:Ah, well. Shine on you crazy Euro diamond, then.If I look back at the history all the huge projects the ESA had (without ever getting money for them), I don't think they will get the money... but I still can see their argument for not getting totally dependent on the Fen for orbital access.
But getting money for big projects has always been a problem for the ESA.
So most likely they will focus on things they already can do and improve them (ion drive tech for example) while trying to get a "lottery jackpot" for the larger projects.