Session 3
summary
Panel argues Europe lacks volume and aligned demand, so R&D alone won’t fix supply‑chain gaps; institutional demand must buy EU tech. Specific moves include an observatory of critical technologies, EU technology roadmaps, ESA’s Triple E and supplier evaluation, and business incubation (about 1,700 SMMEs with 3,000 employees). Surprising bottleneck: procuring an HDI PCB takes 58 weeks. Industry says low production volumes, fragmented national strategies and foreign competition (SpaceX/Starlink) force a coordinated European industrial strategy.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Session introduction
- 1:54European space supply chain vulnerabilities
- 9:00European space industry challenges
- 15:08Industry on competitiveness and profitability
- 23:38Strategic initiatives for resilience
- 30:31Investment and public-private demand
- 36:52Security versus economic growth in space
- 39:43EU Space Law for competitiveness
- 48:29Q&A on foreign investment
- 54:53Closing priorities for self-reliance