00:01Astronauts, world leaders and space companies met in Paris for a two-day summit Wednesday and Thursday as Europe seeks
00:09to reduce its reliance on the U.S. and strengthen its space sector.
00:13European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Bisque said he firmly supports the idea of greater European space collaboration.
00:22On se rend bien compte avec les soubresauts de la géopolitique, sans entrer dans les détails, que c'est compliqué
00:28de compter sur les gens dans la durée, sur le long terme.
00:32La constance s'est devenue quelque chose de difficile au niveau international, les choses changent très vite, parfois assez brutalement.
00:38Donc on pense qu'il faut d'abord faire les choses nous-mêmes, avec nos partenaires européens.
00:44Geraldine Najjar, director of space transportation at the European Space Agency, stressed that investment remains a key issue.
00:52Europe is investing far less than the U.S. or China in space.
00:58If you compare, let's say, a GNP, a number of people, we are spending like six times less than the
01:05U.S.
01:06So, of course, I would like to say the biggest weakness is we don't invest enough.
01:10But now I think Europe has understood.
01:14Space technologies play an important role in satellite navigation for both civilian and military purposes.
01:22Russia's war in Ukraine has also shown how strategically important these technologies can be in modern warfare,
01:28with Elon Musk's Starlink network emerging as a key example.
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