Most of us think that success in achieving big goals lie in solving engineering problems, especially in Space industry. I state that the solution lies on organization and management not on engineering.
If a country or a union (EU) want to be among the leaders in space, they should form a Horizontally and Vertically integrated company to lead the way. Space industry is so complicated and resource hungry that cannot be conquered by small entities. The leading major company should have units flexible like startups and have enough resources to develop most of its own parts. Imagine like a human body. Skeleton keeps the body firm like a big corporation. The fingers are flexible like startups which are attached to the body and move in coordination with the body. Without the body, the startups are like the walking hand (Thing) in the Addams Family.
Mandatory orientation within the company allows people to look at the problem from different points of view. You cannot innovate with people who are too much focused, help them expand their vision by temporary rotations. Try to merge the requirements to maximize the outcome from the limited resources. Try to achieve the same goals using less satellite and less mass on the orbit.
Don't forget some space related solutions have a complementary solution on Earth, such as utilization of balloons. Don't ignore such solutions. They are a part of Aerospace!
Don't lose your hope for the future by looking at the numbers (number of launches) now. The goals are more important than the numbers. You can win the World Cup by a single goal.
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