Europe’s Great Space Delusion: Why OneWeb Can’t Replace Starlink (And Why Musk Might Dump Trump)

Europe, the land of culture, fine wine, and ambitious space plans that are always a decade away from reality. While SpaceX’s Starlink continues to dominate the satellite internet market, European leaders are busy daydreaming about “strategic autonomy” without the infrastructure, technology, or investment to make it happen anytime soon.

Enter Eutelsat OneWeb, the so-called “European alternative” to Starlink. If you listen to Eva Berneke, Eutelsat’s CEO, you’d think OneWeb is on the verge of replacing Starlink in Ukraine. Just one small issue: it’s not even close.