Be tud-e szállni az EU az űrversenybe?

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Be tud-e szállni az EU az űrversenybe?  Az űrben forradalom közeleg – legalábbis az Európai Bizottság szerint, amely nemrég új űrtörvényt terjesztett elő. Az új jogszabály célja az EU versenyképességének növelése az űrszektorban, de vajon hajlandó-e a blokk elegendő beruházásra ahhoz, hogy az űrverseny élére kerüljön?  BŐVEBBEN : http://hu.euronews.com/2025/07/08/be-tud-e-szallni-az-eu-az-urversenybe  Iratkozzon fel: Az Euronews elérhető 12 nyelven

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00:00A revolution is coming in space according to the European Commission.

00:18To harness this, the Bloch's executive has proposed a new Space Act.

00:22Boosting EU's competitiveness in the space sector is the aim.

00:27UDCODI takes you behind the current space race this week.

00:32The main focus of the law is launchers and satellites,

00:35which are increasingly important for activities as diverse as communications,

00:40navigation, meteorology and renewable energy.

00:44In 2023, the global space economy was valued at 572 billion euros,

00:50according to the European Space Agency.

00:53It's expected to grow by around 9% each year until 2035,

00:58when we'll reach 1.6 trillion euros.

01:02But Europe lags far behind the US

01:04and has spent just 12 billion euros in public funding on the space industry,

01:09compared with 65 billion euros in the US.

01:12The same applies to private investment.

01:15980 million euros in the EU, compared with 3.6 billion euros in the US.

01:21The idea is to create a single market for space,

01:27with special support for small and medium-sized companies.

01:31The competition is coming not only from the United States,

01:35but also from powers such as China and India.

01:39Let's hear what Europeans have to say about this.

01:42Yes, space industry is important for competitiveness, productivity,

01:45so I look at it from economic terms,

01:48but not to exploit the space with no rules.

01:51I think a good idea to increase funding, especially for ESA,

01:55and to compete in satellite industries.

01:59It seems like we don't count a lot in this moment

02:01if we are placed in terms of China, the United States and Russia.

02:07I don't know.

02:08The role of Europe seems to be a bit in crisis in this sense.

02:12It would be necessary to control the space space,

02:18because then after a certain time,

02:19these satellites go out of use and fall back on Earth.

02:24Zero News reporter Grego Arlori is an expert on space policy.

02:29This new law will create a set of common rules

02:33across the EU for the space economy.

02:36One of the key pillars is safety to avoid collisions.

02:40Why more is needed in this domain?

02:43You need to imagine that above our head,

02:44we have a sort of traffic jam.

02:46You've got 11,000 satellites already,

02:49and 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 minimize 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

03:17are under threat, namely 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,

03:34targeting satellites or ground stations, for instance.

03:37And 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 cybersecurity

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 U.S. 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,

04:48their 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 U.S., 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, 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 to account for delays in the European Arian satellite launcher program.

06:10Can we find a solution to prevent relying so much on other international companies?

06:18We have several very good systems like Galileo or Copernicus.

06:24Now we are building Kairi Square for secure satellite communication.

06:29And in order to service those systems in space, we need to have good transport systems.

06:33And that is what Ariane 6 is doing.

06:36But when we are looking into what is coming, we understand that it can be not enough.

06:41We need to build new capacities, both with the launchers, with the rockets,

06:46and also maybe with the new launching pads.

06:49So how much of the future European competitiveness fund within the scope of the 2028-2034 EU budget should be devoted to space?

07:01And how would you like that money to be used?

07:03Now the total allocation is around 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.

07:14So we need, first of all, to have good surveillance system.

07:17We need to be able to follow what is happening in space.

07:21We need to develop also what we call micro-launching systems,

07:24where our start-upers and small and medium-sized businesses

07:28are coming with very good ideas, ambitious ideas,

07:31and 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

07:45or become an arena of geopolitical competition?

07:49In the race to the final frontier, the EU faces the same challenges as here on Earth.

07:55We'll be Weighted Plus, we got caught on Earth in 2m,

08:00click the light of customize to Blade On Earth.

08:05We'll do a little bit ofier to go back for a second of the year.

08:06We'll see Comcast for the 131,

08:12and things in the new presidential forum.

08:14We'll see you look at the next question.

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