Macron Hosts Global Space Summit in Paris Snubbed by US Companies
The White House warned attendance could signal support for European space policy, prompting four U.S. firms to cancel, according to officials.
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French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting dozens of leaders, technology experts and scientists in Paris for a two-day global space summit that opens on Wednesday, as major US companies including SpaceX and Blue Origin stay away.
Emmanuel Macron gathers in Paris on Wednesday and Thursday the first international space summit, an appointment blocked by SpaceX and Blue Origin. The issue of multilateralism will be at the heart of the discussions, while space Europe must find its place between the American and Chinese giants.
SpaceX, Blue Origin and Other U.S. Firms Cancel Paris Space Summit Appearances
Marcon's event is 'badly managed', has mainly been organized to showcase France, will not seriously direct European resources toward meaningful project support, and features European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as a speaker.
By supporting Asian countries in their desire to participate in the space conquest, Paris can score points against American and Chinese giants
The International Space Summit in Paris this week comes at a turning point. While several major American companies, including SpaceX and Blue Origin, have given up participating, Europeans are still struggling to agree on the degree of preference to be given to their own actors.
France hosts the first international summit on space on Wednesday and Thursday, with the aim of better regulating the space race. SpaceX and Blue Origin do not make the trip, as does Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, who was to co-chair the event.
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