Europe turns to SpaceX and ULA for rocket launches as Ariane 6 faces setbacks.

Delays in Europe's Ariane 6 rocket have caused the European Commission to consider using American launch vehicles such as SpaceX's Falcon Heavy or United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur to launch Galileo GPS satellites. The EU's security concerns surrounding the classified aspects of the spacecraft have so far been minimized as the manufacture and launch of Galileo satellites has been handled entirely in Europe. However, with a backlog of Galileo launches dating as far back as 2017, Falcon Heavy may be poised to fill the gap while the Ariane 6 inches slowly toward its first flight.