SrMono

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cross-posted from: https://europe.pub/post/53784

Frist test flight, which is expected to explode anyways.

But let's hope, that we are heading towards a good European satellite delivery method.

Also, there are several other European companies building rockets. Might want to take a look at them, too.

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The countdown has begun for the test flight of the Spectrum rocket from Bavarian start-up Isar Aerospace. If nothing else intervenes, it should take off within a time window of 12.30 to 15.30, according to the company. However, this is not yet certain, as the countdown before a rocket launch is often stopped or even aborted - possible reasons include safety concerns or the weather.

According to Isar Aerospace, the aim of the test flight is to gather as much data and as much experience as possible. The possibility of the rocket reaching orbit is largely ruled out. In the past, no company has ever managed to get its first rocket into orbit, a spokeswoman emphasized in advance. “The rocket may explode, that is even likely during the test flight,” she said. ”30 seconds would already be a great success.”

The next rockets are already in production

If the test flight goes well, things could continue relatively quickly. Rockets two and three are already in production, according to the spokeswoman. “How quickly they will be on the launchpad also depends on the results of the first test flight - and whether only software or hardware adjustments need to be made. In any case, our goal is to be back on the launch pad as quickly as possible.”

The Spectrum rocket is 28 meters long and has a diameter of 2 meters; depending on which orbit it is aiming for, the commercial load it can carry - known as payload in space jargon - is 700 to 1000 kilos. According to current plans, it will already be used by satellites on the second flight.

The launch of the test rocket from Norway will be a double premiere: not only the first flight for Isar Aerospace, but also the first launch of an orbital launch vehicle in continental Europe.

Up to 40 rockets per year

Isar Aerospace develops launchers for the transportation of satellites into orbit. Last year, even India launched more rockets than Europe. One reason for this is the many years of delays in the development of the Ariane 6 launcher.

Isar Aerospace's vision for the future is to build up to 40 launch vehicles per year. The start-up has raised more than 400 million euros in capital to date. The Nato Innovation Fund, a venture capital fund supported by 24 Nato states, also participated in the latest financing round.

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Another one…

Bending spoons ist at least located in italy.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27114319

In the unlikely event that you can not find a European alternative, you may have to consider buying a US branded product. On this website you can look up the brand and see its politics.

"Corporations earn profits off of your everyday purchases. And some of those profits are then donated to politicians and causes you might not agree with." https://www.goodsuniteus.com/

Edit: original post has some corrections, as some translations are faulty.

Well, quite ambitioned for a one-man-show, also the chosen linux distro as base can be disputed.

The mark to be appealing to "typical public sector organisation[s]" is quite high, but in regards to the team (one man?) I'm remembered of elmenteryOS and how the two founders managed before splitting ways. They pulled it off for a while.

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Just here to shed some light on Bookwyrm.social, the Fediverse equivalent of Goodreads. I've been doing some more reading lately, and I like to keep track of what I read and also I like reading other's review, suggestions, etc. Now I boycot amazon and others big tech as much as possible, so for me Bookwyrm.social is the place to be. It's steadily growing I think, but I thought it deserved some more attention, therefor this post. Same goes for BookBrainz and to a lesser extend IA's Openlibrary. OpenLibrary is, among other things, a place where people catalogue book-metadata, and if a book is not on Bookwyrm.social yet, it can often be imported from OpenLibrary. Problem with OpenLibrary is that the data is often messy and there are a lot of duplicates. That's where BookBrainz comes in, the book-equivalent of MusicBrainz. They're not that big yet, but what they do very well is that they have got very clean data. I feel like BookBrainz has the potential to be the perfect source of data on books, for other apps to use as they please, similar to how MusicBrainz is already functioning. It just needs more contributors, but I'm sure it's steadily growing. I just started doing my part, adding the books I read on all three.

Would love to hear thoughts on these platforms, as well as other platform suggestion if you've got any.

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cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/23996234

The rallying call to put European tech first — backed by companies including Airbus, Element, OVHCloud, Murena, Nextcloud, and Proton, to name a few — follows the shock of the Munich security conference, where U.S. Vice President JD Vance tore into Europe like an attack dog, leaving delegates in no doubt that the post-War international order is in tatters and all bets are off when it comes to what the U.S. might do under President Donald Trump.

Key tech infrastructure that’s owned and operated by U.S. companies doesn’t look like such a solid buy, from a European perspective, if a presidential executive order can be issued forcing U.S. firms to switch off service provision or terminate a supply chain at a pen stroke.

“Imagine Europe without internet search, email, or office software. It would mean the complete breakdown of our society. Sounds unrealistic? Well, something similar just happened to Ukraine,” Wolfgang Oels, COO of the Berlin-based, tree-planting search engine Ecosia — one signatory to the letter that was already taking steps aimed at reducing its dependency on U.S. Big Tech suppliers — tells TechCrunch.

Strongbox a very well made macOS/iOS Keepass frontend was sold to Applause.

They don't have the best reputation and are seated in NYC.

Mooorrre!