Macron hosts global space summit in Paris snubbed by US companies
- 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.
- Issued on: 09/09/2026 - 08:00 3 min Reading time Around 2,000 participants from 120 countries are expected at the International Space Summit at the Grand Palais, with Russia, Iran and North Korea among the notable absentees.
- Germany is co-hosting the event with France, although Chancellor Friedrich Merz confirmed last Friday that he would not attend because of schedu
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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.
- Issued on: 09/09/2026 - 08:00 3 min Reading time Around 2,000 participants from 120 countries are expected at the International Space Summit at the Grand Palais, with Russia, Iran and North Korea among the notable absentees.
- Germany is co-hosting the event with France, although Chancellor Friedrich Merz confirmed last Friday that he would not attend because of schedu
Sources: RFI