The CEO of Germany’s Isar Aerospace, Daniel Metzler, expressed confidence that the rocket builder could eventually surpass SpaceX, citing high demand from European military clients and plans to test reusable technology.
FRANKFURT: The head of Germany’s Isar Aerospace voiced hope Tuesday that the company could one day overtake Elon Musk’s SpaceX to become the world’s premier space launch company.
Daniel Metzler, who founded the company with two fellow students in 2018, pointed to a huge backlog of launch orders, helped by European military clients.
“SpaceX was founded in 2002. Back then I was playing with Pokemon cards,” he said. “Looking at what could happen in the next 18 years, I wouldn’t rule out us being further ahead than SpaceX.”
