Luxembourg Space Agency
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 12 September 2018 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Luxembourg |
Headquarters | Luxembourg City![]() 49°36′48.6″N 06°07′37″E / 49.613500°N 6.12694°E |
Agency executive | |
Parent department | Luxembourg Ministry of Economy |
Website | space-agency |
The Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA) is the national space agency of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It was founded on September 12, 2018, by Luxembourg's Economy Minister Étienne Schneider.[1][2]
Goal[]
The goal of the Luxembourg Space Agency is to use Luxembourg's state funds to provide private companies, start-ups and organizations in the field of space exploration with financial support, especially those working on asteroid mining.[3][4][5][6][7]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jeff Foust (2018-09-13). "Luxembourg establishes space agency and new fund". SpaceNews. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Luxembourg Launches Business-Focused National Space Agency". businesswire.com. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Cecilia Jamasmie (18 November 2020). "Luxembourg to set up Europe space mining centre". mining.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Peter B. de Selding (3 February 2016). "Luxembourg to invest in space-based asteroid mining". SpaceNews. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Michael Hardy (29 August 2019). "Luxembourg's Bold Plan to Mine Asteroids for Rare Minerals". wired.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Clive Cookson (7 May 2016). "Luxembourg Boldly Goes Into Asteroid Mining". National Geographic. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ David Z. Morris (5 June 2016). "Luxembourg to Invest $227 Million in Asteroid Mining". Fortune.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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Categories:
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- Science and technology in Luxembourg
- Space program of Luxembourg
- Government agencies of Luxembourg
- Space agencies
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