[pp.int.general] File Sharing in Space

[Gregory Engels]

On 19.10.2010, at 14:34, Stefan Sakowitz wrote:

> But: None of these >private< satellite-assessments were
> private. Ariane-Space is a 100%-controlled by Nicolas Sarkozy.

This is way oversimplified. Arianespace is a private company,
and only 32.53% of its shares belongs to the french CNES
(a state agency),  9.9% belongs to french Safran (basically
also the french state), 15.81% belongs to EADS
(on which the France holds  5.5%). So, if we sum everything
up, we'll get 58.25 % of shares on which France has a direct
or indirect influence. This is far from being "100%-controlled"

> The american and russian space-control-centers are under
> control of specific political gangs. No privacy at all.......


There are at least three privatly owend and operated Mission Control  
Centers
(MCC) - one in Newtown, Pennsylvania, US (Lokheed Martin)
one in Palo Alto, California, US (Loral), and one in El Segundo,
California (Boeing)


Gregory Engels
International Coordinator
Pirate Party of Germany

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