#Europe 🇪🇺 has fallen behind #SpaceX and other competitors in reusable launch technology. SpaceX began its first Grasshopper tests in 📆 2012, landed an orbital booster in 2015, and re-flew a first stage for the first time in 2017. At its inception in late 2019, #Themis was intended to make its first hop tests in 2022. The Themis T1H vehicle will likely undergo only short hops, initially about 100 meters https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/09/after-a-very-slow-start-europes-reusable-rocket-program-shows-signs-of-life