The European Commission held a first meeting with representatives of start-ups and major space companies to discuss the European Launcher Alliance (see EUROPE B12634A8) on Monday 5 July.
During his speech, Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton gave a rather gloomy assessment of the future of the European space sector, noting that new standards (citing reusable launchers and microlight launchers) are being defined outside the European Union and that the current EU approach...