Bleddyn Bowen
@bleddb.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Astropolitics | Space warfare | Own views
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“He doesn’t see the stars - just the vast dark spaces in between.”
Books: Original Sin http://bit.ly/3JYbcIe ; War in Space http://bit.ly/34Stplv 🏴🏳️🌈 🚀🛰
Web: https://tinyurl.com/p9pt8n9n
“He doesn’t see the stars - just the vast dark spaces in between.”
Final Fantasy VIII. Hands down.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Final Fantasy VIII. Hands down.
EUSPA was spun out of the GSA. It’s a small operation now, but so are many EU agencies at the start. In 20 years or so EUSPA can grow a lot if ESA isn’t seen as the vehicle for implementing EU space policy, acquisitions and operations.
November 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
EUSPA was spun out of the GSA. It’s a small operation now, but so are many EU agencies at the start. In 20 years or so EUSPA can grow a lot if ESA isn’t seen as the vehicle for implementing EU space policy, acquisitions and operations.
EUSPA operates Galileo mind you!
November 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
EUSPA operates Galileo mind you!
Building a new vehicle system is pretty expensive if you already have elaborate bus/road and tram/rail systems that already exist (such as in much of Europe) and you can extend and integrate further with existing stock. In terms of automation, light rail is already being automated eg DLR in London.
November 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Building a new vehicle system is pretty expensive if you already have elaborate bus/road and tram/rail systems that already exist (such as in much of Europe) and you can extend and integrate further with existing stock. In terms of automation, light rail is already being automated eg DLR in London.
Don’t forget the road v rail system maintenance balance sheets!
November 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Don’t forget the road v rail system maintenance balance sheets!
Bus networks tend to be better for rural areas. Particularly because roads are everywhere, rail isn’t.
November 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Bus networks tend to be better for rural areas. Particularly because roads are everywhere, rail isn’t.
And then concern is about students and “research”. No mention of the staff needed to do both.
November 25, 2025 at 12:09 PM
And then concern is about students and “research”. No mention of the staff needed to do both.