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‘There’s a lot at stake’: Macron calls for an ‘independent’ Europe in space as SpaceX skips the Paris summit

‘There’s a lot at stake’: Macron calls for an ‘independent’ Europe in space as SpaceX skips the Paris summitWorldPing

The Iris2 constellation is intended to secure communications as Europe confront the strategic risks of depending on American companies…

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