Elon Musk: 'Europe's rocket has no chance'
Its hopeless for the ESA. On one hand you have a super nimble startup vs a nationalized industry whose decisions makers span different countries, all of whom have a political dog in this fight.  SpaceX's biggest advantage isn't Musk or its team, its that its not hamstrung by the Congress and Senate on how to do things and historically their demands to move pork into their home states.Nor is the air force demanding design requirements like they did with the shuttle.Too many cooks for the ESA.