French President Emmanuel Macron called for European nations to develop independent crewed spaceflight capability within a decade at the International Space Summit in Paris on September 9–10, 2026. Macron urged shared governance of space and stronger European space sector investment, with over 50 projects presented.
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The International Space Summit opened Wednesday, September 9, at the Grand Palais in Paris, with France and Germany hosting officials, astronauts, researchers and industry leaders for talks on space governance, investment and commercial partnerships [abcnews.com#1][thenationalnews.com#1][ktpress.rw#1]. French President Emmanuel Macron said 90 countries were taking part and that participants were e
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday called for the "shared governance" of space in a speech delivered at the two-day International Space Summit.
Speaking at the two-day International Space Summit in Paris Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron called for "shared governance" of space in a speech urging European nations to work together to build up their joint sovereign space capabilities. He was also joined live by French astronaut Sophie Adenot, speaking from the International Space Station. Watch our replay.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday called on Europe to develop its own crewed spaceflight capability as part of a broader push to strengthen the continent's space sector. "We want Europe to demonstrate its ambition in the field of crewed spaceflight," Macron told a space summit in Paris, adding that "our European space programme remains fragile and we must step up our efforts." Watch our
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday called on Europe to develop its own crewed space flight capability within a decade as part of a broader push to strengthen the continent’s space sector. Macron made the call during an international space summit held in Paris this week, which was shown the cold shoulder by several US companies including SpaceX and Blue Origin. “We want Europe to assert i
French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called on Thursday for Europeans to "act" on a massive scale to find their place against the United States and China in the space race, from communications to crewed spaceflight. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Svetla Ben-Itzhak, Assistant Professor of Space and International Relations, and Deputy Dir