September 9, 2026 11:59 AM
International Space Summit to Begin in Paris, Nearly 120 Delegations to Attend
France is pressing ahead with a space summit shunned by the U.S. tech giants and hampered by a lower-than-expected turnout from European leaders as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a stronger role for Europe in the competitive maelstrom of space. Organisers had billed the International Space Summit in Paris on September 9 and 10 as a forum for decision-makers, corporations and scientists from 120 nations including rival space powers U.S. and China to find ways to cooperate and improve regulation...