Nello spazio è in arrivo una rivoluzione, secondo la Commissione europea, che ha appena proposto un nuovo Space Act. L'obiettivo della nuova normativa è accrescere la competitività dell'UE nel settore spaziale, ma il blocco è disposto a investire abbastanza per primeggiare nella corsa allo spazio?
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00:00A RIVOLUTION IS COMING IN SPACE, ACCORDING TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION.
00:17TO ARNEST THIS, THE BLOCK'S EXECUTIVE HAS PROPOSED A NEW SPACE ACT.
00:22BOOSTING EU'S COMPETITIVENESS IN THE SPACE SECTOR IS THE AIM.
00:27EU DECODY TAKES YOU BEHIND THE CURRENT SPACE RACE THIS WEEK.
00:32THE MAIN FOCUS OF THE LAW IS LAUNCHERS AND SATELLITES, WHICH ARE INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT FOR ACTIVITIES AS DIVERSE AS COMMUNICATIONS, NAVIGATION, METEOROLOGY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY.
00:44IN 2023, THE GLOBAL SPACE ECONOMY WAS VALUED AT 572 BILLION EUROS, ACCORDING TO THE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY.
00:53IT'S EXPECTED TO GROW BY AROUND 9 PERCENT EACH YEAR UNTIL 2035, WHEN WE'LL REACH 1.6 TRILLION EUROS.
01:01BUT EUROPE LAGS FAR BEHIND THE U.S. AND HAS SPENT JUST 12 BILLION EUROS IN PUBLIC FUNDING ON THE SPACE INDUSTRY, COMPARED WITH 65 BILLION EUROS IN THE U.S.
01:12THE SAME APPLIES TO PRIVATE INVESTMENT, 980 MILLION EUROS IN THE EU COMPARED WITH 3.6 BILLION EUROS IN THE U.S.
01:24THE IDEA IS TO CREATE A SINGLE MARKET FOR SPACE, WITH SPECIAL SUPPORT FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED COMPANIES.
01:31THE COMPETITION IS COMING NOT ONLY FROM THE UNITED STATES, BUT ALSO FROM POWERS SUCH AS CHINA AND INDIA.
01:38LET'S HEAR WHAT EUROPEANS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THIS.
01:41YES, SPACE INDUSTRY IS IMPORTANT FOR COMPETITIVNESS, PRODUCTIVITY, SO I LOOK AT IT FROM ECONOMIC TERMS, BUT NOT TO EXPLOY THE SPACE WITH NO RULES.
01:51I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO INCREASE FUNDING, ESPECIALLY FOR ESA, AND TO COMPETE IN SATELLITE INDUSTRIES.
01:58I THINK WE DON'T CONTIAMO MOLTO IN THIS MOMENT IF IT'S MESSI A PARAGONO DELLA CINA, DELLA STATI UNITI AND DELLA RUSSIA.
02:06Quindi, non so, il ruolo dell'Europa mi pare che sia un po' in crisi, in questo senso.
02:11Quindi, sarebbe giusto avere una regola di manutenzione anche per controllare lo spazio aereo, diciamo, anche spaziale,
02:17perché poi dopo un certo tempo questi satelliti vanno fuori uso e ricadono sulla Terra.
02:23Spiro News reporter Grego Arlori is an expert on space policy.
02:28This new law will create a set of common rules across the EU for the space economy.
02:35One of the key pillars is safety to avoid collisions.
02:39Why more is needed in this domain?
02:42You need to imagine that above our head we have a set of traffic jam.
02:46You've got 11,000 satellites already and it is expected to have 50,000 more satellites in the next decade.
02:54And adding to that you have 128 million space debris.
02:59So you're increasing the risk of collision.
03:02So the Commission is proposing to minimise the generation of space debris
03:06and to do some sharing position data in order to avoid collision.
03:11Another main pillar is resilience in the sense that the EU assets on space are under threat
03:18namely from hostile powers such as Russia.
03:22What is at stake in that front?
03:24You have to consider space as the new frontier.
03:27So it is a zone that is contested by cyberattacks or electronic interference targeting satellites
03:35or ground stations for instance.
03:38And what is at stake is that you could lose the satellite
03:41or some services provided by the satellite.
03:43The Commission is proposing to apply the same rule as cyber security
03:48and also to do a risk assessment throughout the life cycle of a space mission.
03:53Space technology has enabled a lot of developments in other areas
03:58for example wireless communication, solar panels.
04:02What does the EU need to do in order to become a leader in the global space market?
04:08So the Commission is proposing to have a single market for space.
04:12It is also proposing to reinforce research and innovation for sure.
04:17And of course it is willing to enhance international cooperation
04:22and to work with public and private stakeholders throughout the economic spectrum.
04:28This law does not cover military uses but the EU has already created a defense strategy for space.
04:35The year after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine,
04:38the European Commission presented a space strategy for security and defense.
04:43The communication warned of the need to protect space systems,
04:47their supporting ground infrastructures and the data connections between them,
04:52including through joint space exercises.
04:55Meanwhile, the European Parliament recently commissioned a study on scenarios for space security in 2050.
05:02It warns of possible development of more weapons targeting satellites and space-based defense systems.
05:09Our guest is Andrius Kubilius, European Commissioner for Defense and Space.
05:15Welcome to Euronews.
05:17Some studies say that within a generation one might be already mining on the moon
05:22or manufacturing in space to keep the Earth's atmosphere clear.
05:28Is the EU ready to keep up with the competition with the US, Russia, even China and India on such developments?
05:37We are creating good legal conditions for single market in space industry for Europeans.
05:44So that is in some way simplifying life for those who are engaging in space industry.
05:51Because if they will be registered whatever, you know, in Brussels or in Luxembourg or in Germany,
05:57then they will be registered in all Europe.
05:59You have already to rely on Elon Musk's SpaceX company
06:04to account for delays in the European Ariane satellite launcher program.
06:10Can we find a solution to prevent relying so much on other international companies?
06:17We have several very good systems like Galileo Copernicus.
06:24And now we are building Kairi Square for secure satellite communication.
06:28And in order to service those systems in space, we need to have good, you know, transport system.
06:33And that is what Ariane 6 is doing.
06:35But when we are looking into what is coming, we understand that it can be not enough.
06:40We need to build new capacities both, you know, with the launchers, with the rockets
06:46and also maybe with the new, you know, launching pads.
06:49So how much of the future European competitiveness fund within the scope of the 2028-2034 EU budget
06:59should be devoted to space? And how would you like that money to be used?
07:03Now the whole allocation is around of 17 billion euros.
07:07So we know that just in order to keep continuation of exploitation of existing systems,
07:13we need to have more. So we need, first of all, to have good surveillance system.
07:17We need to be able to follow what is happening in space.
07:20We need to develop also what we call micro-launching systems,
07:24where our start-upers and small and medium-sized businesses are coming with very good ideas,
07:31you know, ambitious ideas, and I hope that we shall be able really to do what is needed to be done.
07:36Space could still bring many scientific discoveries and activities of economic value.
07:42Will it play host to international cooperation or become an arena of geopolitical competition?
07:49In the race to the final frontier, the EU faces the same challenges as here on Earth.
