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

French President Emmanuel Macron urged Europe to develop its own crewed space flight capability within ten years. He made this call during an international space summit in Paris this week, as part of a broader effort to bolster the continent's space sector. Macron stated that Europe's current space program is fragile and requires increased efforts to assert its ambition in crewed space flight. Several US companies, including SpaceX and Blue Origin, did not attend the summit.