Europe launched 8 orbital rockets last year, can it rival Starlink?

The News International - Oct 19, 2026

Europe launched 8 orbital rockets last year, can it rival Starlink?Europe carried out 8 of the world's 324 orbital launches last year. The US managed 193. For Poland's Creotech, that gap, not satellite building, is the real obstacle to a European rival to Starlink.CEO Grzegorz Brona told Reuters...

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