European Space Race (Tertium Millennium)

The European Space Race began in 2026, ending in 2034. It envolved the European Powers of the UK, France, Germany, and Italy racing to see which country could land a person on the moon first. Unlike the Asian Space Race, this space race was more of a friendly competition than an actual race, as all members of the competing parties are members of ESA. The German Aerospace Center (DLR) defeated the United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA), Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), and Italian Space Agency (ISA), landing a man on the moon in 2034. The UK and France landed people on the moon in 2036, while Italy landed a person on the moon in 2037.