France’s Macron urges Europe to ‘assert its ambition in crewed space flight’

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 its ambition in crewed space flight,” he said. “Our European space programme remains fragile and we...