Brussels is looking to negotiate a ‘security agreement’ with US to keep its space program running.

布魯塞爾正在尋求與美國談判達成“安全協議”，以保持其太空計劃正常運作。


The European Commission wants to cut deals with private American space companies like Elon Musk''s SpaceX to launch cutting-edge European navigation satellites due to continued delays to Europe''s next generation Ariane rocket system.

歐盟委員會希望與像伊隆·馬斯克的SpaceX等私營美國航天公司達成協議，以發射尖端的歐洲導航衛星，因為歐洲下一代“阿麗亞娜”火箭系統的持續延遲。

In a draft request to EU countries seen by POLITICO, the Commission is planning to ask for a green light to negotiate "an ad-hoc security agreement" with the U.S. for its rocket companies to "exceptionally launch Galileo satellites.”

歐盟委員會在《政治》雜志看到的草案要求歐盟成員國批準與美國談判“臨時安全協議”，允許美國火箭公司“特別發射伽利略衛星”。

The Commission reckons only SpaceX's Falcon 9 heavy launcher and United Launch Alliance's Vulcan system are up to the job of sending the EU's new geo-navigation Galileo satellites — which weigh around 700 kilograms each — into orbit.

委員會認為，只有SpaceX的獵鷹9號重型發射裝置和聯合發射聯盟的火神系統能夠勝任將歐盟的新地理導航伽利略衛星（每顆重約700公斤）送入軌道的工作。

Seeking U.S. help to keep its flagship space program running puts a dent in the EU’s idea of strategic autonomy. Galileo is a point of pride for the EU, as it seeks to become less dependent on other regions for critical infrastructure, services and technology — a quest strongly backed by Paris.

尋求美國的幫助來維持其旗艦航天計劃，削弱了歐盟的戰略自主性。伽利略是歐盟的一項驕傲，歐盟希望減少對其他地區重要基礎設施、服務和技術的依賴，這一追求得到了巴黎的堅定支持。

The EU is having to seek assistance to launch new versions of its navigation satellites because the Ariane 5 rocket, developed by France-based ArianeGroup and launched from France's South American spaceport in French Guiana, is to be retired in the next months.

歐盟不得不尋求協助以發射其導航衛星的新版本，因為由法國阿里亞娜集團開發、從法屬圭亞那的法國南美洲航天基地發射的“阿麗亞娜5”火箭將在未來幾個月內退役。

The deployment of its replacement, Ariane 6, has been delayed; the new system is currently expected to carry out a maiden launch at the end of this year, with full commercial deployment starting next year.

其替代品“阿麗亞娜6”的部署已經延遲；新系統目前預計將于今年年底進行首次發射，全面商業部署將于明年開始。

The alternative to the Ariane series would have been launching Galileo satellites with Russian-built Soyuz rockets, a version of which are also used at the French Guiana site. However, since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, two Galileo launches using Soyuz rockets have been cancelled, prompting the search for alternatives.

阿里亞娜系列導彈的替代品將是使用俄羅斯建造的聯盟火箭發射伽利略衛星，其變體也在法屬圭亞那使用。然而，自俄羅斯入侵烏克蘭以來，兩次使用聯盟火箭的伽利略發射任務已經取消，引發了尋找替代方案的探索。

Galileo satellites beam highly accurate navigation and precise time data back to earth — and also provide a top secret encrypted

伽利略衛星將高度精確的導航和精確時間數據傳回地球，并為政府機構提供一個高度保密的加密服務。這意味著發射通常只能在歐盟領土上根據嚴格的安全規定進行。

service for use by government agencies. That means launches typically can only be carried out from EU territory under tight security rules.

“考慮到包含在伽利略衛星中的敏感安全信息，需要與美國簽訂特別的法律約束保安協議，以保護衛星和伽利略星座的完整性，”歐委會的一份草案提議中部分描述道，該草案已被政治學家所看到。

"In view of the security sensitive information … included in Galileo satellites, an ad-hoc legally binding security agreement with [the] U.S. is necessary, in order to protect the integrity of the satellites and the Galileo constellation," said part of a draft proposal from the Commission seen by POLITICO.

該草案建議，歐盟國家將批準協議的談判，該協議將納入交換機密信息的常規協議框架內。

It will be up to EU countries to approve negotiations for an agreement, which would come under the umbrella of standing deals on the exchange of classified information, the proposal states.

這份提案表示，歐盟成員國將批準談判協議，該協議將作為機密信息交換常規協議的一部分。

Capacity to launch satellites and humans into space independently of other powers has been a key part of French efforts to develop the concept of strategic autonomy for Europe.

獨立于其他大國具備發射衛星和人類進入太空的能力一直是法國努力發展歐洲戰略自主性概念的關鍵部分。

But the need to contract out launches of critical space infrastructure to private companies operating in the U.S. undermines the argument that Europe is able to manage its own alternative to the U.S. GPS, Russia's Glonass and China's BeiDou constellations.

但是，將關鍵空間基礎設施的發射承包給在美國經營的私營公司的需要，削弱了歐洲能夠管理自己的美國GPS、俄羅斯的格洛納斯和中國的北斗的替代方案的論點。

"Analyses are ... ongoing to ascertain whether or not launching with an alternative launch service provider would be feasible," said Commission spokesperson Sonya Gospodinova, adding that no decision has yet been taken. Assessments are being made on technical compatibility, launch site security and cost, she said.

“正在進行分析，以確定是否可行利用替代發射服務提供商進行發射，”委員會發言人索尼婭-戈斯波迪諾娃表示，補充說還沒有做出任何決定。她說，正在進行技術兼容性、發射場地安全和成本的評估。

While SpaceX's Falcon rocket is already operational, ULA only plans its first Vulcan mission in May.

雖然SpaceX的獵鷹火箭已經投入運營，但ULA計劃的首個猛禽任務將于5月展開。

The Paris-based European Space Agency, which isn't an EU institution but helps manage Galileo and runs the French Guiana spaceport, had already been looking at alternative launch options for satellites.

總部設在巴黎的歐洲航天局不是歐盟機構，但幫助管理伽利略系統，并經營法屬圭亞那的太空港，它已經在研究衛星的替代發射方案。

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