The EU targets clothes and furniture in a crackdown on wasteful consumerism.
Textiles, furniture, tires and mattresses will be subject to much stricter design standards to ensure they last longer, as the EU aims to stamp out wasteful consumption, the European Commission confirmed on Wednesday.
At least seven 
new private #rockets, all featuring vertical recovery and #reusability 
, are aiming to reach #orbit in 
2025 https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3290445/spacex-and-7-dwarves-chinese-space-firms-line-enter-reusable-rocket-race
The inaugural flight of #FROG-H 
is expected to take place in early 2025. #CNES is also aiming to complete an initial test flight of the #Callisto #reusable rocket demonstrator in 2025. The 13-metre-tall 
reusable rocket demonstrator will be launched from the #GuianaSpaceCentre https://europeanspaceflight.com/cnes-to-test-upgraded-frog-reusable-rocket-demonstrator-in-2025/
#LandSpace’s 10km vertical take-off, vertical landing (#VTVL) test in #China’s 
Gobi Desert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNichfWXPoM
#ESA 
and its member states forked over $4.4B 
to develop #Ariane6. Customer launches are unlikely to pay back development costs any time soon.
#SpaceX has invested over $5B in #Starship 
R&D to date. Starship has proven its expendable capability, and the company is focusing on achieving full #reusability .
#NASA spent a dizzying $24B developing #SLS
https://payloadspace.com/rocket-development-costs-by-vehicle-payload-research
One might think that #European launch officials would have learned their lesson. But not everyone got 
the message. The #Ariane6 will cost significantly more 
than the #Falcon9 rocket, which has similar capabilities. It likely will not realistically compete with a fully reusable Falcon 9. To say #Starship will not be a game-changer represents the same head-in-the-sand attitude displayed a decade ago. These officials #ignored 
the rise of #reusability https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/06/some-european-launch-officials-still-have-their-heads-stuck-in-the-sand
10:25 Hotstage Ring recovery 