
Around 2,000 participants from politics and industry discussed Europe's position in space.
At the first European space summit in Paris with around 2,000 participants, contracts worth around 20 billion euros were concluded to strengthen Europe's position in space compared to the USA and China.
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The first space summit took place in Paris to strengthen Europe's position in space.
It was the first space summit of its kind. Around 2,000 participants from politics and industry gathered in Paris this week to strengthen Europe's position in space compared to the USA and China.
Contracts worth around 20 billion euros were concluded. One man in demand at the summit was the head of the European Space Agency (Esa), Josef Aschbacher. It is intended to channel Europe's ambitions regarding space into concrete projects.
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