Canada, France Pledge to Work Together on Space Infrastructure, Economy

Prime Minister Mark Carney and French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to cooperate on developing and sharing space infrastructure during talks in the French territory of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon off the coast of Newfoundland on Sept. 20. The leaders directed their respective space agencies, defence ministries, and industries to collaborate on launch systems and ground reception and control […]

Canada, France Pledge to Work Together on Space Infrastructure, Economy

TL;DR

  • Canada and France will cooperate on developing and sharing space infrastructure.
  • Collaboration will include launch systems and ground reception and control infrastructure.
  • Leaders directed space agencies, defence ministries, and industries to work together.
  • Cooperation will also expand to economic growth, energy transition, and climate issues.
  • Chambers of commerce are working to strengthen business ties between the two countries.