White House urges US space firms to skip Macron’s Paris space summit
The White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy privately told several U.S. space companies that attending Macron’s Paris Space Summit could be read as endorsing EU policy positions, effectively discouraging participation though attendance is optional. OSTP officials said no marching orders were given. The move comes amid strained U.S.-European ties over tariffs, troop deployments, and Iran, as Europe pushes sovereign space capabilities. The Sept. 9–10 summit in Paris is expected to include more than 120 countries and high-level talks on science, exploration, and space security, with some U.S. officials still attending while companies weigh whether to participate.
